Class 9 Maths Chapter 12 Heron’s Formula MCQs - Practice Questions
1. If a, b and c are the sides of a triangle, then Heron’s formula is given as
(a) √[s(s+a)(s+b)(s+c)] square units
(b) √[s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)] square units
(c) √[s(s-a)(s+b)(s-c)] square units
(d) √[s(s+a)(s-b)(s+c)] square units
2. If a, b and c are the sides of a triangle, then the semi-perimeter “s” in Heron’s formula can be
found using the formula
(a) s = (a+b+c)/3
(b) s = (a-b-c)/3
(c) s = (a+b+c)/2
(d) s = (a-b-c)/2
3. The area of equilateral triangle with side “a” is
(a) A = (√3/4)a2 Square units
(b) A = (√3/3)a2 Square units
(c) A = (√3/2)a2 Square units
(d) None of these
4. If the side length of a square is 2cm, then its diagonal is
(a) 1.94 cm
(b) 2.83 cm
(c) 3.12 cm
(d) 2.56 cm
5. If 3 cm. 4cm and 5cm are the sides of a triangle, then its semi-perimeter is
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
6. If the sides of triangle are 3cm, 4cm and 5cm, then the area of triangle is
(a) 5 cm2
(b) 6 cm2
(c) 7 cm2
(d) 8 cm2
7. If the area of an equilateral triangle is 625. 27 cm2, then its side “a” is
(a) 35 cm
(b) 37 cm
(c) 38 cm
(d) 41 cm
8. If the side length of an equilateral triangle is 4 cm, then its area is
(a) 5.96 cm2
(b) 6.12 cm2
(c) 6.34 cm2
(d) 6.93 cm2
9. If one of the sides of an equilateral triangle is 3 cm, then its perimeter is
(a) 9 cm
(b) 12 cm
(c) 15 cm
(d) 16 cm
10. The sides of the triangles are 5 cm, 10 cm and 12 cm. What is the area of triangle?
(a) 19.54 cm2
(b) 21.2 cm2
(c) 24.54 cm2
(d) 28.3 cm2
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1 - (b) 2 - (c) 3 - (a) 4 - (b) 5 - (d)
6 - (b) 7 - (c) 8 - (d) 9 - (a) 10 - (c)