NCERT Basics : Class 9

NCERT QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS

EXERCISE : 12.1
1. A traffic signal board, indicating 'SCHOOL
AHEAD', is an equilateral triangle with
120 m
side 'a'. Find the area of the signal board,
using Heron's formula. If its perimeter is
180 cm, what will be the area of the signal
board ?
Sol. Sides of the two equal triangular walls
Sol. The equilateral triangle each side = a below the bridge are 122m, 22m and 120 m.
a+a+a 3 122m + 22m + 120m
Its semi perimeter = = a s= = 132 m
2 2 2
By Heron's formula, Area of one triangular wall
= 132  (132 − 122)  (132 − 22)  (132 − 120) m2
the area of the triangle
= 132 10  110  12 m2 = 1320 m2
3 3  3  3  Company hired only one wall for 3
= a a − a a − a a − a
2 2  2  2  months. Thus, earning from

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3 2 advertisements for 3 months at the rate
= a of Rs.5000 per m2 per year.
4
3
When perimeter of the triangle is 180 cm, = Rs.5000 × × 1320 = Rs.16,50,000
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we have 3a = 180 cm i.e., a = 60 cm. Then 3. There is a slide in a park. One of its side
the area of the triangle walls has been painted in some colour
with a message "KEEP THE PARK GREEN
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= (60)2 cm2 = 900 3 cm2 AND CLEAN" (see Fig.). If the sides of the
4
wall are 15 m, 11 m and 6 m, find the area
2. The triangular side walls of a flyover have painted in colour.
been used for advertisements. The sides
of the walls are 122 m, 22 m and 120 m
(see Fig.). The advertisements yield an
earning of Rs. 5000 per m2 per year. A KEEP THE PARK
company hired one of its walls for 3
15 m
months. How much rent did it pay ?

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Sol. The sides of the triangular wall be 15m, 6. An isosceles triangle has perimeter 30 cm
11m and 6m. and each of the equal sides is 12 cm. Find
15m + 11m + 6m
s= = 16m the area of the triangle.
2
Area of the wall Sol. C

= 16  (16 − 15)  (16 − 11)  (16 − 6) m2

12cm
12cm
= 16  1  5 10 m2
= 20 2 m2 B A
4. Find the area of a triangle two sides of
which are 18 cm and 10 cm and the
a = 12 cm
perimeter is 42 cm.
Sol. a = 18 cm, b = 12 cm
b = 10 cm, Perimeter = 30 cm
Perimeter = 42 cm  c = 30 – 24 = 6 cm
we have a + b + c = 42
30
 c = 14 cm s= = 15 cm
2
a + b + c 42
s= = = 21 cm
2 2  Area = s(s − a)(s − b)(s − c)
Area of  = s(s − a)(s − b)(s − c)
= 15(15 − 12)(15 − 12)(15 − 6)
= 21(21 − 18)(21 − 10)(21 − 14)
= 15.3.3.9 = 9 15 cm2
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= 21(3)(11)(7) = 3 × 7  11
EXERCISE : 12.2
= 21 11 cm2
1. A park, in the shape of a quadrilateral
5. Sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 12 :
17 : 25 and its perimeter is 540 cm. Find ABCD, has C = 90°, AB = 9 m, BC = 12 m,
its area. CD = 5 m and AD = 8 m. How much area
Sol. Let the sides of triangle be 12k, 17k, 25k
does it occupy ?
Perimeter = 12k + 17k + 25k = 54k.
 54k = 540 Sol. Join the diagonal AD of the quadrilateral
k = 10 ABCD.
 a = 12 × k = 12 × 10 = 120 A
8m
b = 17 × k = 17 × 10 = 170
D
c = 25 × k = 25 × 10 = 250 9m
a + b + c 540 5m
s= = = 270
2 2
B C
 Area = s(s − a)(s − b)(s − c) 12m

= 270(270 − 120)(270 − 170)(270 − 250) BD2 = BC2 + CD2

= (12)2 + (5)2 = 169
= = 5 3 3 2 2 7
= 3 × 30 × 5 × 20 cm2 = 9000 cm2  BD = 169 = 13 m

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Area of right angle BCD 1
Area of ABC = × Base × Height
1 1 2
= × BC × CD = × 12 × 5m2 = 30 m2
2 2 1
= × 3 × 4 = 6 cm2
Now, the sides of the ABD are 9m, 13 m 2
For ACD a = 4, b = 5 and c = 5
and 8 m.
a + b + c 14
semi-perimeter of ABD s= = = 7 cm
2 2
9m + 13m + 8m
s= = 15 m.  Area of ACD
2
= s(s − a)(s − b)(s − c)
The area of the ABD
= 15  (15 − 9)  (15 − 13)  (15 − 8) m2 = 7(7 − 4)(7 − 5)(7 − 5)

= 15 6  2 7 m2 = 7  3 2 2

= 5 3 3 2 2 7 = 2 21 cm2

= 6 × 5.916 m2 (approx.) area of quadrilateral ABCD = 6 + 2 21 cm2

= 35.496 m2 (approx.)  15.2 cm2
= 35.5 m2 (approx.) 3. Radha made a picture of an aeroplane
Thus area of the quadrilateral ABCD with coloured paper as shown in figure.

= ar (BCD) + ar (ABD) Find the total area of the paper used.

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= 30 m2 + 35.5 m2 (approx.) 5 cm
I 6 cm
= 65.5 m2 (approx.)
IV V
2. Find the area of quadrilateral ABCD in 1.5 cm

which AB = 3 cm, BC = 4 cm, CD = 4 cm, DA II

6.5 cm

II
= 5 cm and AC = 5 cm
D 4 C

III
5
5 4 2 cm

Sol. It is triangular part and its sides are 5 cm,

A 3 B
5 cm, 1 cm. Here, semi perimeter of the
Sol. a = 4 triangle
b=5 5cm + 5cm + 1cm 11
s= = cm
2 2
c=3
Area of part I in figure
 a2 + c2 = b2
= s(s − a)(s − b)(s − c)
 B = 90°

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11 1 1 9 Area of part IV in figure
=    cm2
2 2 2 2 1
= × 1.5× 6 cm2 = 4.5 cm2
3 3 2
= 11 cm2 = × 3.31 cm2
4 4 Area of part V in figure
= 2.482 (approx.) 1
= × 1.5× 6 cm2 = 4.5 cm2
Area of part II in figure 2
= 6.5 × 1 cm2 = 6.5 cm2 Total area of the paper used
Area of part III in figure = part (I + II + III + IV + V)
= 2.482 cm2 + 6.5 cm2 + 1.3 cm2 + 4.5cm2
D 1 cm C
+ 4.5cm2
= (10.282 + 9) cm2 (approx.)
1 cm
1 cm III 1 cm = 19.282 cm2 (approx.)
h
= 19.3 cm2 (approx.)
4. A triangle and a parallelogram have the
A 1 cm E 1 cm B
same base and the same area. If the sides
of the triangle are 26 cm, 28 cm and 30
3 3
Area of BEC = (1)2 cm2 = cm2 cm, and the parallelogram stands on the
4 4
base 28 cm, find the height of the
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Let h be the height of the BEC i.e., height

of the trapezium. parallelogram.
E 28 cm D
1 3
× BE × h =
2 4
h
1 3
 ×1×h= 28 cm
2 4 A B
L
3
 h= cm 30 cm
4 26 cm

Area of Trapezium ABCD

C
1
= (sum of parallel sides) (height)
2 Sol. Semi perimeter of ABC

1  3 26 + 28 + 30
= (1 + 2)   cm2 s= = 42 cm
2 2 2
 
s – a = 42 – 26 = 16 cm
3 3
= 3 cm2 = = × 1.732 (approx.)
4 4 s – b = 42 – 28 = 14 cm
= 1.299 (approx.) = 1.3 cm2 (approx.) s – c = 42 – 30 = 12 cm

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Area of ABC = s(s – a)(s – b)(s – c) 6. An umbrella is made by stitching 10
triangular pieces of cloth of two different
= 42 16  14  12 cm2
colours (see Fig.) each piece measuring
= 14  3 4  4  14  4  3 cm2
20 cm, 50 cm and 50 cm. How much cloth
= 14 × 4 × 3 × 2 cm2 = 336 cm2 of each colour is required for the
 Area of parallelogram = Area of triangle umbrella?
[Given]
h × AB = 336
h × 28 = 336 cm2
336
h= = 12cm
28
5. A rhombus shaped field has green grass
for 18 cows to graze. If each side of the
rhombus is 30 m and its longer diagonal Sol. Sides of a triangular piece of coloured
is 48 m, how much area of grass field will cloth are 20 cm, 50 cm and 50 cm.
each cow be getting ? 20cm + 50cm + 50cm
D C
Its semi perimeter =
2
= 60cm
Then, the area of one triangular piece
O d2
30 m = 60  10  10  40 cm2 = 200 6 cm2
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A B and 5 of the other colour.
30 m
Then total area of cloth of each colour
Sol. In ABC (two colours) = 5 × 200 6 cm2
AB + BC + AC
Semi perimeter = = 1000 6 cm2
2
30 + 30 + 48 7. A kite in the shape of a square with a
= = 54 m diagonal 32 cm and an isosceles triangle
2
Using Heron’s formula: of base 8 cm and sides 6 cm each is to be
Area of ABC = s(s − a)(s − b)(s − c) made of three different shades as shown
in figure. How much paper of each shade
= 54(54 − 30)(54 − 30)(54 − 48)
has been used in it ?
= 54  24  24  6
= 432 m2 I
 Area of field = 2 × area of ABC
II
= 2 × 432 = 864 m2
Thus, the area of gross field that each cow
864 III
be getting = = 48 m2 8 cm
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1 1  9. A field is in the shape of a trapezium
Sol. Area of paper shade I =   32  32
2 2  whose parallel sides are 25 m and 10 m.
= 256 cm2 The non-parallel sides are 14 m and 13 m.
Area of paper shade II = 256 cm2 Find the area of the field.
Area of paper of shade III D 10 m C
a = 8 cm; b = 6 cm; c = 6 cm
a +b+c 8+6+6
s= = = 10cm
2 2
 Area of paper of shade III
= s(s − a)(s − b)(s − c)
= 10(10 − 8)(10 − 6)(10 − 6) A E F B
10 m 15 m
= 10.2.4.4 = 8 5 = 17.89 cm2
8. A floral design on a floor is made up of 16 Sol. Through C draw CE || DA
tiles which are triangular, the sides of the Draw CF ⊥ AB
triangle being 9 cm, 28 cm and 35 cm (See
In BCE, we have
Fig.). Find the cost of polishing the tiles at
15 + 14 + 13
the rate of 50 paise/cm2. s= = 21 m
2
s – a = 21 – 15 = 6 m
s – b = 21 – 14 = 7 m
s – c = 21 – 13 = 8 m
Area of BCE = s(s – a)(s – b)(s – c)
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= 21  6  7  8 m2
= 7 × 4 × 3 = 84 m2
Now, area of BCE = 84 m2
1
 × base × height = 84 m2
2
Sol. Sides of a triangular tile are 9 cm, 28 cm 1
and 35 cm.  × 15 × h = 84
2
Its semi perimeter will be
84  2
9cm + 28cm + 35cm  h= m
s= = 36 cm 15
2
 h = distance between parallel sides of
Area of one tile = 36  27  8  1 cm2
168
= 36 6 cm2 trapezium = m
15
Total area of 16 tiles = 16 × 36 6 cm2 Area of parallelogram,
= 576 6 cm2 = 576 × 2.45 cm2 (approx.) AECD = base × height
= 1411.20 cm2 (approx.) 168
= 10 × = 56 × 2 = 112 m2
Total cost of polishing at the rate of 50p 15
per cm2  Area of trapezium ABCD
1 = Area of parallelogram AECD + Area of
= Rs.1411.20 × cm2 = Rs. 705.60
2 BCE = 112 + 84 = 196 m2

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