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SOLUTION
DAY – 1
1. The circumference of a circle exceeds the diameter by 16.8 cm. Find the radius of
the circle.
Sol. Let radius be r
 Circumference = diameter + 16.8
22
2 r  2r  16.8  2  r  2r  16.8
7
30 16.8  7 168  7 42  7
 r  16.8  r   
7 30 300 75
r  3.92cm

2. Two circles touch externally. The sum of their areas is 130 π sq. cm. and the
distance between their centers is 14 cm. find the radii of the circles.
Sol. Let radii of circles be r1 and r2
Now dist. Between centres = 14cm
r1  r2  14cm
r2  14  r1 ………..(i)
And A1  A2  130
 r12   r22  130
r1 r2
r  [14  r1 ]  130
1
2 2
[from (i)]
r12  196  r12  28r1  130
2r12  28r1  130  196
2r12  28r1  66  0
r12  14r1  33  0
r12  11r1  3r1  33  0
r1 (r1  11)  3(r1  11)  0
(r1  11)(r1  3)  0
r1  11cm, 3cm
When, r1  11cm then r2  3 cm
r1  3 cm then r2  11cm

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3. A bicycle wheel makes 5000 revolutions in moving 11 km. find the diameter of the
wheel.
Sol. Let diameter be d m
Circumference  (  d )m
Distance travelled in 5000 revolutions  5000    d
22
Then  5000   d  11000
7
11000  7 7 7
d  m  100cm
5000  22 10 10
d  70cm

4. A plot in the form of a rectangle ABCD having semicircle on

BC as shown in fig. If AB = 60 m and BC = 28 m, find the
 22 
area of the plot.  π = 
 7
Sol. Diameter of semicircle = 28m, radius = 14m
Required area = Area of rectangle + Area of semicircle
1 1 22
 ( L  B)   r 2  60  28   14 14
2 2 7
 1680  308  1988m2

5. A wire when bent in the form of an equilateral A

triangle encloses an area of 121 3 cm2 . If the same
a a
wire is bent into the form of a circle [In Fig], find
the area of the circle. B | C
a
Sol. Let side of equilateral  be a
3 2
Then, Area  a  121 3cm2
4
a 2  121 4  a  11 2  22cm
Perimeter of equilaterals  = 3a  3  22  66cm
Circumference of circle = 66cm
2 r  66
22
2   r  66
7
66  7 21
r  cm
2  22 2
22 21 21
Area of circle   r 2     346.5cm2
7 2 2

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6. A play ground is in the form of a rectangle having

semicircles on the shorter sides as shown in Fig. Find its 42 m

area when the length of the rectangle portion is 80 m and 80 m

 22 
the breadth is 42 m.  π = 
 7
42
Sol. A radius of semicircle (r)   21 m
2
Required area = Area of rectangle + Area of two semicircle
1 22
 ( L  B)  2   r 2  (80  42)   21 21
2 7
 3360  1386  4746 m 2

DAY – 2
1. In Fig., the inner boundary of a 400 m running track which has D C
two parallel straights – each of length 100 m and two semicircular
ends. Assuming π = 3.142,
(i) Calculate the radius of each semi circular and correct to the
nearest 1/100 m. A 100 m B
(ii) Calculate the area enclosed by the inner boundary correct to
the nearest m 2 .
Sol. Total length of running track = 400m
(i) Let radius of semicircle be r
Then,  r1  100   r1  100  400m
2 r1  200m
2  3.142  r1  200
200 200000
r1    31.82m
2  3.142 2  3142
(ii) Required area = Area of rectangle + Area of two semicircle
1
 ( L  B)  2   r 2  100  (2  31.82)  3.142  (31.82) 2 [ BC  2 r]
2
 6364.00  3.142 1012.51  6364.00  3181.31
 9545.31m2
2. A square park has each side of 100 m. At each corner of the park, 14 m

there is a flower–bed in the form of a quadrant of radius 14 m as

100 m

shown in Fig. Find the area of the remaining part of the park.
 22 
 π = 7  `

Sol. Required area = Area of square – Area of 4 quadrant

1 22 22
 (Side)2  4  ( r 2 )  (100)2  142  10000  196
4 7 7
 10000  616 = 9384m 2

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A B
3. Four cows are tethered at four corners of square plot of side
50 m, so that they just cannot reach one another. What area
will be left ungrazed? [In Fig.]
50
Sol. Radius of quarter circle (r)  25m
2 D C

1
Area left ungrazed = Area of square – Area of 4 quadrant  (50)2  4   (r )2
4
22
 2500   25  25  2500 1964.28  535.72m2
7
4. In Fig. below, PQRS is a square side 7 m and with each vertex
at centre 4 circles have been drawn to touch each other. Find P Q

the perimeter and area of the shaded portion.

Sol. Edge of square = 7m
R S
7
 radius of circle (r)  m
2
Required perimeter of shaded portion  4  circumference of 4 quadrant
1 22 7
 4   2 r  2    22m
4 7 2
Area of shaded region = Area of square – Area of 4 quadrant.
1 22 7 7 77 98  77
 ( Side)2  4   r 2  72     49  
4 7 2 2 2 2
21
  10.5m2
2
 22 
5. Calculate the area of the shaded sector region as shown in Fig.  π = 
 7
B

O A
4 cm 3 cm

Sol. Area of sector   r2
360
60 60 60
Required area   r12   r22    r12  r22 
360 360 360
1 22 1 22 121
   [72  42 ]   11 3   17.28cm2
6 7 6 7 7

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6. A rectangular piece is 20 m long and 15 m wide. From

its four corners quadrant of radii 3.5 m have been cut.

15 m
Find the area of the remaining part. [In Fig]
3.5 m

Sol. Required area = Area of rectangle – Area of 4 quadrant

1 22 22 3.5  3.5
 ( L  B)  4   r 2  20 15   3.5  3.5  300  
4 7 7 1
22  35  35
 300   300  38.5
7 100
 261.50m2
7. Find the area of a sector of a circle of radius 36 cm, cut off by an arc of length 12.5
cm.
Sol. Radius (r) = 36cm
Length of arc (l) = 12.5cm

Then length of arc (l)   2 r
360

 2  36  12.5
360
12.5  5 62.5
 
 
 62.5 62.5  36
Now area of sector   r2     36  36 
360   360 10
 225cm 2

DAY – 3
1. Find the area of a segment of a circle of radius 7cm if the arc of
the segment has measure 90° .
Sol. Required Area = Area of Sector – Area of OAB O

   1 90 22 1 A
  r 2    OA  OB   77  77
 360  2 360 7 2 B
77 49 28
  
2 2 2
 14cm2

2. In the given Fig., the square ABCD is divided into five equal
parts all of the same area. The central part is circular and the
lines, AE, GC and BF, HD lie along the diagonals AC and BD of
the square. If AB = 11 cm, calculate (i) the radius and the
circumference of the central part; (ii) the perimeter of the part
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Sol. (i) Side of square (AB) = 11cm

Square is divided into five equal parts
1
Area of circle  Area of square
5
1
 r 2  ( side)2
5
22 2 1
 r  1111
7 5
11111 7 77
r2    7.7
5  22 10
r  2.77cm
22 121.88
Circumference  2 r  2   2.77 
7 7
 17.41cm
 90 22
(ii) Length of arc (EF)   2 r   2   2.77
360 360 7
1
 17.41  4.35cm
4
Now diagonal AC  2  side  11 2  111.41  15.51cm
AE = BF = ( AC  2r )  2  (15.51  2  2.77)  2
9.97
 (15.51  5.54)  2  cm  4.985cm
2
Perimeter of ABFE  AB  AE  BF  EF 
 11  4.98  4.98  4.35  25.31cm
3. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the centre. find:
(a) Area of the minor sector (b) Area of the minor segment
(c) Area of the major sector (d) Area of the major segment
(Use π = 3.14 )
Sol. Radius (r) = 10cm, AOB  90

(a) Area of minor sector   r2
360 O
90 22 1 22 550
  10   100 
2
 78.57cm 2

360 7 4 7 7
1 A B
(b) Area of triangle OAB  10 10  50cm2
2
Area of minor segment  78.57  50  28.57cm2
(c) Area of major sector = Area of circle – Area of minor sector
22
  r 2  78.57  10 10  78.57
7
 314.28  78.57  235.71cm2
(d) Area of major segment = Area of circle – Area of minor segment
  r 2  28.57  314.28  28.57  285.71cm2

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4. In Fig., AB and CD are perpendiculars diameters of the circle

whose centre is O and radius OA = 7 cm. Find the area of the
 22 
shaded region.  π = 
 7
Sol. Radius OA  7cm
AB  CD
Area of segment BPC
= Area of sector (OC PBO) – area of OBC
 1 90 22 2 1
  r 2   OC  OB   7  77
360 2 360 7 2
1 49 77 49 28
  22  7      14cm2
4 2 2 2 2
2
Area of segment AQC = 14cm
22  7 77
2
22  7 
Area of smaller circle   R     
2
  38.5cm2
7 2 4 2
Required area = Area of segment BPC + Area of segment AQC + Area of smaller circle
 14  14  38.5  66.5cm2 .

5. In Fig., ABCQ is a quadrant of a circle with radius 14 cm. With A

P
AC as diameter semicircle is drawn. Find the area of the shaded
Q
 22  O
region.  π = 
 7
90
Sol. In ABC B C
14 cm
AC 2  AB2  BC 2  142  142
AC  14 2cm
1
Area of ABC   AB  BC
2
1
 14 14  98cm2
2
2
1 1 22  AC 
Area of semicircle (ACP)   R 2     
2 2 7  2 
11 11
  (7 2)2   7  7  2  154cm2
7 7
1 1 22 11
Area of quadrant ABCQA    r 2   14 14  14 14  154cm2
4 4 7 2 7
Area of shaded region = area of ABC + Ar. Semicircle ACP – Area of quadrant ABCQA
 98  154 154  98cm2 .

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DAY – 4
1. A chord of a circle of radius 14 cm makes a right angle at the centre. Find the areas
of the minor and major segments of the circle.
Sol. Radius (r) = 14cm
AOB  90
Area of minor segment (ACB)
B
 90 22 1
   r  Ar.ABO 
2
 14   OA  OB
2
C
360 360 7 2
1 22 1 196 11 
  196  14 14  1 A
2  7 
O
4 7 2
4
 98   14  4  56cm2 D
7
Area of major segment ADB = Area of circle – Area of minor segment
2
  r 2  56  14 14  56
7
 22  2 14  56  616  56  560cm2
2. A field is in the form of an equilateral triangle of side 100m. A horse is tied to vertex
of the field with a 10m long rope. Over what area can the horse graze?
Sol. ABC is an equilateral triangle
A
BAC  60 10m
Length of rope (r) = 10m M N

Area of sector AMN   r 2

360
1 2200
   52.33cm3 B C
6 7 100 m

3. The minute hand of the clock is 10 cm long. Find the area of the face of the clock
described by the minute hand between 8 AM and 8.25 AM.
Sol. Angle made by minute hand in 1 minute = 6°
Then angle made by minute hand in 25 minutes = 25  6 = 150°
Radius (r) = 10cm
 150 22
Area of sector   r2   10 10
360 360 7
5 22 11000
  100   130.95cm2
12 7 84
4. A paper is in the form of rectangle ABCD in which AB = 20 cm D C

and BC = 14 cm. A semi circular portion with BC as diameter

14 cm
is cut off. Find the area of the remaining part. [In Fig]
Sol. Radius of semicircle B
A 20 cm
BC 14
r   7cm
2 7
1
Required area = Area of rectangle – area of semicircle  ( L  B)   r 2
2
1 22 2
 (20 14)    7  280  11 7 = 280  77  203cm2
2 7

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5. Three equal circles each of radius 6 cm, touch one another. Find the area enclosed
between them. Take π = 3.14 and 3 = 1.73
 
Sol. Radius of each circle (r) = 6cm
Then AB = AC = BC = 12cm
 ABC is an equilateral triangle A B
BAC  ACB  ABC  60o
Required area = Area of equilateral ABC – Area of three sectors
3 
 (side)2  3   r2 C
4 360
3 60 22 1 22
 (12)2  3    6  6  3 12  3    6  6
4 360 7 2 7
1
 36 3   3.14  6  3  36 1.73  56.52
2
 62.28  56.52  5.76cm2
6. The outer diameter and the inner diameter of a circular path are 728 m and 700 m
 22 
respectively. Find the breadth and the area of the circular path.  Use π = .
 7 
Sol. Outer diameter = 728m
Outer radius (R) = 364m
Inner diameter = 700m
Inner radius (r) = 350m
Breadth of circular path = R – r = 364 – 350 =14m
Area of path = Area of outer circle – Area of inner circle
22
  R 2   r 2   ( R 2  r 2 )  [3642  3502 ]
7
22 22
 (364  350)(364  350)   714 14  22  714  2  31416m2
7 7
7. Two circles touch internally. The sum of their areas is 116πsq.cm and the distance
between their centres is 6 cm. Find the radii of the circles.
Sol. Let radius of larger circle = R, smaller circle = r
Dist. b/w their centres = 6cm
 R  r  6cm O1 O2
R  6r ...(i)
 R   r  116
2 2

R2  r 2  116
(6  r )2  r 2  116 [from (i)]
36  r 2  12r  r 2  116
2r 2  12r  80  0
r 2  6r  40  0
r 2  10r  4r  40  0
r(r + 10) – 4(r + 10) = 0
(r + 10)(r – 4) = 0
r = –10 (Not possible) Then r = 4cm and R = 6 + 4 = 10cm.

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DAY – 5
1. In figure, AB and CD are two diameters of a circle C

perpendicular to each other and OD is the diameter of the

smaller circle. If OA = 7 cm, find the area of the shaded region. 7 cm
Sol. OD  OA  7cm A
O
B

Radius of larger
Circle (R) = 7cm
Radius of smaller D
OD 7
Circle (r)   cm  3.5cm
2 2
Required area = Area of larger circle – Area of smaller circle
22 2 22
  R2   r 2   ( R2  r 2 )  (7  3.52 )  (7  3.5)(7  3.5)
7 7
22
 10.5  3.5  22 10.5  0.5  115.50cm2
7
2. From the given Fig., calculate the area of the shaded portion.
Sol. Length of rectangle   8cm
Breadth (b) = 6cm
In right ABC
AC 2  AB2  BC 2
 62  82  36  64  100
AC  10cm
 ABC  90o  AC = diameter = 10cm.
Radius (R) = 5cm.
Required area = Area of circle – Area of rectangle
22 22  25
  R2  (  b)   52  (8  6)   48
7 7
550  336 214
   30.57 cm2
7 7
3. A park is in the form of a rectangle 100m×80m . At the centre of
the park there is a circular lawn. The area of the park excluding the
lawn is 4150m2 . Find the radius of the circular lawn. [In Fig]
Sol. Area of the park excluding the lawn = 4150m2
Area of rectangle – Area of circle = 4150
(l  b)   r 2  4150
22
100  80   r 2  4150
7
22 2
8000  4150  r
7
3850  7
 r 2  175  7
22
r  5 5 7  7
r  5  7  35cm

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4. The minute hand of a clock is 7 cm long. Find the area traced out by the minute
hand of the clock between 4.15 pm to 4.35 pm on a day.
Sol. Angle made by minute hand in one minute = 6°
Angle in 20min = 20  6  120o
 120 22 1
Required area   r2    7  7   22  7
360 360 7 3
154
  51.3 cm2
3

5. In Fig., a semicircle is drawn with segments PR as

diameter. Q is the midpoint of segment PR, two O
semicircles with segments PQ and QR as diameters are
drawn which touch the three semicircles. If PR = 28 cm,
find the area of the shaded region. A B
Sol. Let OE = OF = OD = r
PR = 28cm
QD  PQ  QR  14cm
AQ  QB  7cm
AE  BF  7cm
Now OA  7  r ,
OQ  DQ  OD  14  r [ OQ, Tangent and AQ is radius AQ  OQ ]
In right AQO
OA2  AQ2  OQ2
(7  r )2  72  (14  r )2
49  r 2  14r  49  196  r 2  28r
28r  14r  196
42r  196
196 14
r  cm
42 3
Required area = Area of semicircle (PDR) – Area of semicircle (PEQ and QFR – Area of
circle)
2
1 1  14   196 
  (14)2  2  (7)2       98  49 
2 2  3  9 
22 147  3  196  22  441  196  22 245
   7    7  9
7  9 9
 85.56cm2

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6. Find the area of the shaded region in Fig, if PQ = 24 cm, PR = 7 cm Q

and O is the centre of the circle.
Sol. PQ = 24cm, PR = 7cm
O
∠QPR = 90° (Angle in semicircle) B
In right ΔQPR
R
QR2 = PR2 + PQ2 P
2 2 2 Q
QR = 7 + 24 = 49 + 576 = 625
QR = 25
25
Radius of circle (r)  O
B
2
Required area = Area circle – Area of ΔPQR R
2 P
 25  1
      7  24
 2  2
22 625 11398 2
   84  cm
7 4 28
= 407.07 cm2
DAY – 6
1. Find the area of the shaded region in Fig., if radii of the two
concentric circles with centre O are 7 cm and 14 cm respectively
and ∠AOC = 40°. B O

40 40 1 40
 142    72   [142  72 ]
A
Sol. Required area  D
360 360 9
C
1 22 154
   21 7   51.33cm2
9 7 3
2. In a circular table cover of radius 32 cm, a design is formed
leaving an equilateral triangle ABC in the middle as shown in
Fig. Find the area of the design (shaded portion).
Sol. Radius (r) = 32cm
ΔABC is an equilateral triangle
M
60
OBM   30 , OMB  90
2
In right OMB
BM
cos  
OB
BM
cos 30 
32
3 BM
  BM  16 3cm
2 32
BC  2 16 3  32 3cm
Required area = Area of circle – Area of equilateral triangle
3 22 3  22 3 
  r2  ( side)2   322  (32 3)2  322    3
4 7 4  7 4 
 256(88  21 3)  1889.64cm . 2

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3. In Fig., OACB represents a quadrant of circle whose radius B

3.5 cm with centre O.

C
(i) Calculate the area of the quadrant OACB. D

(ii) Given OD = 2 cm. Calculate the area of the shaded 2 cm

 22 
portion. Take π = 
 7
A 3.5 cm O

Sol. Radius (OA) = 3.5cm

1 1 22
(i) Area of quadrant OACB   r 2    (3.5)2
4 4 7
1 22 35  35 26950
   
4 7 100 2800
 9.625cm2
(ii) Area of shaded region = Area of quadrant – Area of OAD
1 1
 9.625   OA  OD  9.625   3.5  2
2 2
 9.625  3.5  6.125cm2

4. A triangle whose sides are respectively 5 cm, 5 cm and 8 cm. Find the area of the
circle inscribed in it. Take π = 3.141
Sol. AB  c  5cm, BC  a  5cm, AC  b  8cm A

a  b  c 5  5  8 18
s    9cm
2 2 2
Area of ABC  s(s  a)(s  b)(s  c) 5 8

 9(9  5)(9  8)(9  5)  9  4 1 4  12cm2 O

Now, Area of ABC = Ar.OAB  Ar.OBC  Ar.OAC B C

5
1 1 1
12   5  r   5  r   8  r
2 2 2
1
12  r  5  5  8
2
12  9r
4
r  cm
3
2
4
Area of circle   r  3.14     3.14 1.78  5.59cm2 .
2

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5. In ABC, AB = BC = AC = 24cm . Find area of shaded region.

Sol. ΔABC is equilateral triangle
AB = BC = AC = 24cm
3 3 3
Area of ABC  ( side)2  (24)2   24  24
4 4 4
144 3cm2
Area of ABC  Ar.OAB  Ar.OBC  Ar.OAC
1
144 3  r ( AB  BC  AC )
2
1
144 3  r (72)  r  36
2
r  4 3 cm
Required area =Area of ABC  area of circle
22
 144 3   r 2  144 3   (4 3) 2
7
22 22  48
 144 3  16  3  144 3 
7 7
 144 1.73 150.85  249.12 150.85
 98.27cm2 .
6. An arc of a circle is of length 5πcm and the sector it bounds has an area of
20πcm2 . Find the radius of the circle.
Sol. Length of arc (l) = 5 cm
Area of sector = 20 cm2
Let radius of circle be r

 Area of sector   r2
360

20   r2
360
r 2
 20
360
20  360
 ...(i)
r2

Now length of arc   2 r
360
20  360
5  2  2 r from (i)
r  360
20  2
5
r
r  8cm

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7. Find the area of the shaded region in Figure, where a circular

are of radius 6 cm has been drawn with vertex O of an
O
equilateral triangle OAB of side 12 cm as centre.
Sol. Radius of circle r  OD  OE  6cm 6 cm

Side of equilateral
D E
OAB  12cm
A B
AOB  60o 12 cm
Reflex AOB  360  60  300
Required area = Area of major sector + Area of Equi. OAB
 3 300 22 2 3
  r2  ( side)2   6  122
360 4 360 7 4
5 22 3
   6 6  12 12
6 7 4
660
  36 3  94.28  62.35  156.63cm2
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8. In figure, a crescent is forced by two circles which touch at
A. C is the centre of the larger circle. The width of the
crescent at BD is 9 cm and at EF it is 5 cm.
Find:
(i) The radii of two circles
(ii) The area of the shaded region.
Sol. EF  GH  5cm
(i) BD  9cm
AB and GF are diameter and AB  GF
Let Radius of larger circle be R and radius of smaller circle be r
Then, AB  AD  9
2R  2r  9  R  r  4.5 ..(i)
Now, DEC  AEC  90 [Angle in semicircle] ECA  90 ]
And AEC  EAC  90 [ ECA  90]
Then EAC  DEC ..(ii)
In DCE and ECA
EAC  DEC
DCE  ECA  90
 DCE  ECA [AA similarity]
DC EC

EC CA
R 9 R 5

R 5 R
R  9R  R2  25  10R
2

10R  9R  25
R  25cm
Put in (i)
25  r  4.5
r  20.5cm

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(ii) Area of shaded region = Area of larger circle – Area of smaller circle
22
  R2   r 2  [252  20.52 ]
7
22
  45.5  4.5  22  6.5  4.5  643.5cm2
7

9. In figure, three circles of radius 2 cm touch one another

A
externally. These circle are circumscribed by a circle of
O
radius R cm. find the value of R and the area of the shaded
B D C
region in terms of π and 3 .
S2
Sol. Radius of smaller circle (r) = 2cm
ABC  60  OBD  30
BD
In OBD , cos 
OB
2 3 2
cos 30   
OB 2 OB
4
OB 
3
 4 
Radius of larger circle  OB  2    2  cm
 3 
2
 4 
Area of larger circle   R   
2
 2
 3 
16 16   28 16  2
  4      cm
3 3 3 3
Area of three smaller circle  3   r 2  3  22  12 cm2
 3  60 2
Area of three sectors  3   r2   2  2 cm2
360 360
3 3 2
Area of triangle  ( side)2   4  4 3cm2
4 4
Required area = Area of larger circle – Area of 3 smaller circle + Area of 3 sectors –
[Area of  - Area of 3 sectors]
 28 16 
     12  2  [4 3  2 ]
3 3
  28 16 
     10  4 3  2
3 3 1
  28  16 3   4  16 3 
   8  4 3      4 3 cm
2

3 3   3 

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BRAIN BOOSTER
1. Three circular wires attached in series such that, if one wire is rotated, other two
4
also get rotated. If the diameter of a wire is times that of immediate left wire and
5
the left most wire rotates at the speed of 32 revolutions per minute, then what will
be the number of revolution made by right most wire per minute?
x
Sol. Diameter of left most circle (AB) = x cm  r1  cm A
C
2 E
4 2
Diameter of second circle (CD)  x  r2  xcm
5 5
4  16 F
Diameter of right most circle (EF)  x   x B
D
5 5 25
8
 r3  xcm
25
distance travelled in one minute
 No of revolution =
circumference
For left most circle
distance
32 =
2 r1
 x
 32  2    distance ...(i)
2
Now for right most circle
x
32  2
distance 2
No of revolution  
circumference 2 r3
32  2 x
  50 revolution.
8
2 x
25
P
2. In the figure a semicircle with centre O is drawn on AB
then find the ratio of the larger shaded area to the smaller
shaded area? 60
Sol. In OPB , OB = OP = r A O B
 OPB  OBP  60 [Angle opp. To equal sides]
In OPB , POB  OPB  OBP  180 P

POB  60  60  180
POB  60 M
Then POA  180  60  120
60

A O B
Le radius be r then
OB  OP  OA  r
AB  2r and BP  OB  r [Sides of equilateral  ]

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Now in right APB

AB2  AP2  BP2
(2r )2  AP2  r 2
AP2  4r 2  r 2
AP2  3r 2
AP  3r
3 3 2
Area of OBP  ( side)2  r
4 4
In right OMP
OP2  OM 2  OM 2
2
 3r   AP 
r  OM     PM  2 
2 2

 2 
3r 2
r 2  OM 2 
4
r2 r
OM 2   OM 
4 2
1 1 1 r 3r 2
Area of OPA  b  h  AP  OM   3r  
2 2 2 2 4
Area of larger segment =Area of sector OPA – Ar. OPA
 3r 2 120 2 3 2 1 22 2 3 2
  r2   r  r   r  r
360 4 360 4 3 7 4
 22 3 2
    r
 21 4 
Area of smaller segment = Area of sector OBP – Ar. OBP
60 3 2 1 22 2 3 2  11 3 2
  r2  r   r  r     r
360 4 6 7 4  21 4 
 22 3 2
  r
21 4  88  21 3
Required ratio   
 11 3 2 44  21 3
  r
 21 4 

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3. AD is a diameter of a circle two more circles pass through A

and intersect AD in B and C respectively such that AB and AC
are diameters of these circles and AD > AC > AB. if the A D
B C
P
circumference of the middle circle is average of the
circumference of the other two, then given AB = 4 units and
CD = 2 units what is the area in sq. units of the largest circle?
Sol. AB = 4 units, CD = 2units
Let radius of smaller circle be r1
4
Then r1   2 units
2
Radius of middle circle = r2
Radius of larger circle = r3
Then 2r3  2r2  CD
2r3  2r2  2  r3  r2  1
r2  r3  1 …………..(i)
2 r1  2 r3
And 2 r2 
2
r1  r3
r2 
2
2(r3  1)  r1  r3  r1  2
2r3  2  2  r3
r3  4 Units
22 352
Area of largest circle   r 2  4 4   50.28cm2 .
7 7

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4. A circle is drawn inside a square S so that the four sides of S are A

tangents to C. an equilateral triangle T is drawn inside C with its

x
vertices on C. if the area of S is K times the area of T. Find the O

value of K. B D C

Sol. Let side of square be x units x

Diameter of circle = x units

x
Radius  units
2
x
OA =  units
2
Centroide O divides AD in ratio 2 : 1
OA 2 x 2
  
OD 1 2 1
OD
x
OD = units
4
ABC is equilateral  , AB  BC  AC  y
In OBD , OB2  OD2  BD2
2 2 2
 x  x  y
      
2 4  2
x2 x2 y 2
 
4 16 4
12 x 2 y2

16  4 4
3x 2 3
y2  y x Units
4 2
 Area of square = kx Ar. Of 
3 2
x2  k  y
4
4 x2 4x2
k 
3y2  3x 2 
3  
 4 
16
k ans.
3 3

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