AREAS RELATED TO CIRCLES
Perimeter and Area of a Circle
circumference
❖𝜋=
diameter
❖ circumference = 𝜋𝑑 ❖ circumference = 2𝜋𝑟
❖ Area of a circle = 𝜋𝑟 2
Q.1. If the perimeter and the area of a circle are numerically equal, then find the radius of the circle.
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Q.2. If the perimeter of a circle is equal to that of a square, then find the ratio of their areas.
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Q.3. If the area of a circle is 154 sq.cm, then find its perimeter.
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Q.4. The cost of fencing a circular field at the rate of Rs. 24 per metre is Rs. 5280. The field is to be ploughed at the rate
22
of Rs. 0.50 per sq.m. Find the cost of ploughing the field (Take π = 7 ).
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Q.5. The radii of two circles are 9 cm and 5 cm respectively. Find the radius of the circle which has circumference equal
to the sum of the circumferences of the two circles.
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Q.6. The radii of two circles are 5 cm and 12 cm respectively. Find the radius of the circle having area equal to the sum of
the areas of the two circles.
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Q.7. Find the diameter of the circle whose area is equal to the sum of the areas of the two circles of diameters 20 cm and
48 cm.
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Q.8. The wheel of a motor cycle is of radius 35 cm. How many revolutions per minute must the wheel make so as to keep
a speed of 66 km/h?
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Q.9. An archery target has three regions formed by three concentric circles as shown in Fig. 11.19. If the diameters of the
concentric circles are in the ratio 1:2:3, then find the ratio of the areas of three regions.
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Q.10. Find area of the region bounded between two concentric circles of radii 3.5 cm and 4.2 cm.
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Q.11. In Figure, a square of diagonal 8 cm is inscribed in a circle. Find the area of the shaded region.
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Q.12. In Figure, AB is a diameter of the circle, AC = 6 cm and BC = 8 cm. Find the area of the shaded region (Use 𝜋 = 3.14).
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Q.13. A circular park is surrounded by a road 21 m wide. If the radius of the park is 105 m, find the area of the road.
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Q.14. The diameters of front and rear wheels of a tractor are 80 cm and 2 m respectively. Find the number of revolutions
that rear wheel will make in covering a distance in which the front wheel makes 1400 revolutions.
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HOMEWORK
Q.1. The radii of two circles are 19 cm and 9 cm respectively. Find the radius of the circle which has circumference equal
to the sum of the circumferences of the two circles.
Q.2. The radii of two circles are 8 cm and 6 cm respectively. Find the radius of the circle having area equal to the sum of the
areas of the two circles.
Q.3. The figure depicts an archery target marked with its five scoring
regions from the centre outwards as Gold, Red, Blue, Black and
White. The diameter of the region representing Gold score is 21cm
and each of the other bands is 10.5 cm wide. Find the area of each
of the five scoring regions.
Q.4. The wheels of a car are of diameter 80 cm each. How many complete revolutions does each wheel make in 10 minutes
when the car is travelling at a speed of 66 km per hour?
Q.5. The area of a circular playground is 22176 sq.m. Find the cost of fencing this ground at the rate of Rs 50 per metre.
Q.6. A circular pond is 17.5 m is of diameter. It is surrounded by a 2 m wide path.
Find the cost of constructing the path at the rate of Rs 25 per sq.m.
Q.7. Find the radius of a circle whose circumference is equal to the sum of the
circumferences of two circles of radii 15 cm and 18 cm.
Q.8. In Fig 11.4, a circle of radius 7.5 cm is inscribed in a square.
Find the area of the shaded region (Use = 3.14)
