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1.

If the perimeter of a semicircular protractor is 66 cm, Find the diameter of the protractor.

Answer» `Perimeter=2R+piR`
`66=R(pi+2)`
`R=66/(pi+2)`
`R=77/6 cm`
D=2R=77/3cm.
2.

A horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square shaped grass field of side 15 m by means of a 5 m long rope. Find(i) the area of that part of the field in which the horse can graze.(ii) the increase in the grazing area if the rope were 10 m long instead of 5 m.

Answer» Area= area of sector with `(theta=90^0)=theta/360^0*pi*r^2`
=90/360*22/7*25
=19.625 `m^2`
Increase in area=`theta/360*pi(10m)^2-19.625`
=`90/360*3.14*100-19.625`
=58.875 `m^2`
3.

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?

Answer» 1 revolution of wheel = distance of `1* `circumference
time = `10min = 10/60 hrs`
speed `= (66 km)/(1hr) `
distance `= 66*10/60 = 11km = 11000m`
revolution = total distance/circumference
`= 11000/(2 pi r)`
`= 11000/(2*22/7*0.4)`
`= 7000/(4*0.4)`
`= 70000/(4*4)`
`=4375` revolutions
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4.

The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the minute hand in 5 minutes.

Answer» given that `r=14`cm
in 60min`-> area= pi r^2`
in 5 min `-> area= pi r^2/60 * 5`
`= 22/7*14*14*5/60cm^2`
`= 22*7/3cm^2`
`=154/3cm^2`
5.

ABCD is a field in the shape of a trapezium, `AD ||BC`, `angleABC=90^@` and `angleADC=60^@`, Four sectors are formed with centres A, B,C and D, as shown in the figure. The radius of each sector is 14m. Find the following: (i) total area of the four sectors, (ii) area of the remaining portion, given that `AD=55m, BC=45m` and `AB=30m`

Answer» 1)Total area of four sector`=pi/2*r^2/2+(pir^2)/4+(2pi)/3*1/2*r^2+pi/3*1/2*r^2`
`(pir^2)/2(1/2+1/2+2/3+1/3)`
`(pir^2)/22((3+3+4+2)/6)`
`((pir^2)/2)*2=pir^2`
`r=616m^2`
2)Area of trapezium`=1/2(a+b)*h`
`1/2*(45+55)*30=1500m^2`
Area of remaining portion`=1500-616=854m^2`.
6.

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.

Answer» Circumference of first circle ` = 2pir_1 = 2pi**19 = 38pi`
Circumference of second circle ` = 2pir_2 = 2pi**9 = 18pi`
Circumference of third circle ` = 18pi+38pi = 56pi`
Let radius of third circle is `R` cm.
Then,`2piR = 56pi`
`=>R = (56pi)/(2pi) = 28cm`
7.

In fig. O is the center of a circle such that diameter AB=13cm and AC= 12 cm. BC is joined. Find the area of the shaded region.

Answer» Here, `BC = sqrt(13^2-12^2) = 5cm`
Radius of circle `(r) = (AB)/2 = 13/2 = 6.5cm`
`:.` Area of shaded region `(A_s) = ` Area of semi circle - Area of `Delta ABC`
`=>A_s = pi/2(6.5)^2-(1/2**12**5)`
`=>A_s = 3.14/2(6.5)^2-30 = 66.3325-30 = 36.333cm^2`
8.

Find the cost of fencing a circular field of 560 metres radius at Rs 332 per 10 metres

Answer» `r = 560 m`
circumference of circulare field = `2 pi r`
`= 2 xx 22/7 xx 560 m`
`= 44 xx 80 m`
10m cost `= 332 rs`
1 m fencing cost`= 332/10 rs`
`44x80` m fencing cost=`332/10 xx 44 xx 80`
`=332 xx 352 =116864 rs`
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9.

PQRS is a diameter of a circle of radius 6 cm. The lengths PQ, QR and RS are equal. Semi-circles are drawn on PQ and QS as diameters as shown in figure. Find the perimeter of the shaded region.

Answer» perimeter of shaded region is `(2pi ((PS)/2))/2 + (2pi((PQ)/2))/2 + (2pi((QS)/2))/2`
`= pi(PS)/2 + pi(PQ)/2 + pi(QS)/2`
`=3PQ = PS = 2*6= 12 `cm
`=PQ =4`cm
`QS = QR + RS = 2*4 = 8`
putting in eqn
`pi*12/2 + pi*4/2 + pi*8/2 `
`= 6pi + 2pi+ 4 pi = 12 pi`cm
10.

Figure shows a sector of a circle, centre O, containing an angle `theta`. Prove that (i) Perimeter of the shaded region is `r ( tan theta + sec theta + (pi theta)/180 -1)` (ii) Area of shaded region is `r^2/2 ( tan theta - pi theta/180)`

Answer» `tantheta=(AB)/r`
`AB=rtantheta`
`sectheta=(OB)/(OA)=(OB)/r`
`OB=rsectheta`
`PB=OB-OP=rsectheta-r`
`arcAB=pirtheta/180^o`
Perimeter=`rtantheta+rsectheta-r+(pirtheta)/180^0`
`=r(tantheta+sectheta+pitheta/180^o-1)`
Area of `/_OAB=1/2*r^2tantheta`
Area of shaded region=`1/2r^2tantheta-pir^2theta/360`
`=r^2/2(tantheta-pitheta/180^0)`
11.

A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the centre. Find the area of the corresponding : (i) minor segment (ii) major sector.

Answer» 1) area(minor segment)=area(sectorOAB)-area(triangleOAB)
=`theta/360pir^2-1/2OA*ob`
=`90/360*22/7*100^2-1/2100^2`
=28.25 `cm^2`
2) area(major segment)=`theta/360*3.14*100^2`=`270/360*3.14*100^2`=235.5 `cm^2`
12.

A chord of a circle of radius 15 cm subtends an angle of `60o`at the centre. Find the areas of the corresponding minor and major segments of the circle.

Answer» area(minor segment)=area(sector OAB)-area(triangleOAB)
=`theta/360^0pir^2-sqrt3/4r^2`
=`60/360*pi 15^2-sqrt3/4 15^2`
=20.4375 `cm^2`
area(major segment)=`pir^2-20.4375`
=`3.14*225-20.4375`
=686.0625 `cm^2`
13.

The area of an equilateral triangle ABC is `17320. 5 c m^2`. With each vertex of the triangle as centre, a circle is drawn with radius equal to half the length of the side of the triangle (see Fig. 12.28). Find the area of the shaded region. (`U

Answer» side of triangle=2r
area of triangle=`sqrt3/4r^2=17320.5`
`r^2=100^2`
r=100
area(shaded)=area triangle -3 area(sector)=`17320.5-3*(60/360)*3.14*100^2`=`1620.5 cm^2`
14.

Find the area of the shaded design in Fig. 12.17, where ABCD is a square of side 10 cm and semicircles are drawn with each side of the square asdiameter.

Answer» If we look closely at the given figure, we can see,
Area of 4 semi circles = Area of shaded region + Area of square `ABCD`
So, Area of shaded region,`A_S` = Area of 4 semi circles - Area of square `ABCD`
Here, Radius of circle, `r = (CD)/2 =10/2 = 5cm`
Area of semi-circle, `= 1/2pir^2 `
So, area of 4 semi-circles, `A_(SC) = 4*1/2pir^2 = 2pir^2 = 2**3.14**5**5`
`A_(SC) = 157cm^2`
Now, Area of square, `A_(SQ) = CD^2 = 100cm^2`
So, Area of shaded region, `A_(S) = 157-100 = 57cm^2`
15.

Calculate the area of the designed region in Fig. 12.34 common between the two quadrants of circles of radius 8 cm each.

Answer» as we can see that
ar(2 quad) = area (square) + ar(design)
ar(design) = 2* ar(quadrant) - ar(square)
`= 2*1/4* pi r^2 - r^2`
`= (pi r^2)/2 - r^2`
`= r^2(pi/2 - 1)`
`=8^2(1/2*22/7 - 1)`
`= 64(11-7)/7`
`= 256/7 cm^2`
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16.

An umbrella has 8 ribs which are equally spaced. Assuming umbrella to be a flat circle of radius 45 cm, find the area between the two consecutive ribs of the umbrella.

Answer» given that `r=45cm`
`theta= 360/8`
area of sector`= theta/360 pi r^2`
`= 360/8*1/360*22/7*45*45 cm^2`
`= 2025*11/28`
`= 22275/28 = 795.54 cm^2`
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