Maths Mania # 054: DIRECTIONS: For The Following Questions, Four Options Are Given. Choose The Correct Option
Maths Mania # 054: DIRECTIONS: For The Following Questions, Four Options Are Given. Choose The Correct Option
DIRECTIONS: For the following questions, four options are given. Choose the correct option.
1. If the side of a square is doubled, then the ratio of the resulting square to that of the given square
is
(1) 1 : 2
(2) 2 : 1
(3) 3 : 1
(4) 4 : 1
2. If the length of diagonal AC of a square ABCD is 5.2 cm, the area of square ABCD is
(1) 15.12 cm 2
(2) 13.52 cm 2
(3) 12.62 cm 2
(4) 10 sq. cm
1
3. The diagonal of a square having an area of hectare is
2
(1) 250 m
(2) 100 m
(3) 50 √ 2 m
(4) 50 m
4. If the side of a square be increased by 4 cms, the area increases by 60 sq. cms. The side of the
square is
(1) 12 cm
(2) 13 cm
(3) 14 cm
(4) N o n e o f t h e s e
5. If half the diagonal of a square is 5 cm, then the area of the square is
(1) 20 √ 2 cm 2
(2) 25 cm 2
(3) 50 cm 2
(4) 100 cm 2
6. If the side of a square is increased by 25%, then how much percent does its area get increased ?
(1) 125
(2) 156.25
(3) 50
(4) 56.25
7. A coloured cloth 1.75 metre long and 105 cm wide is made into square handkerchiefs of side 35 cm.
The number of handkerchiefs made is
(1) 1 0
(2) 1 5
(3) 2 5
(4) 3 5
8. The area of a rectangle is thrice that a square. Length of the rectangle is 40 cm and the breadth of
3
the rectangle is times that of the side of the square. The side of the square in cm is
2
(1) 15
(2) 20
(3) 30
(4) 60
9. If the diagonal of a square is doubled, how does the area of the square change ?
(1) becomes four fold
(2) becomes three fold
(3) becomes two fold
(4) N o n e o f t h e s e
10. If the perimeter of a rectangle and a square each is equal to 80 cm, and the difference of their is
100 sq. cm, the sides of the rectangle are
(1) 35 cm, 15 cm
(2) 30 cm, 10 cm
(3) 25 cm, 15 cm
(4) 28 cm, 12 cm
Detailed Solutions
2. Area =
1
× (Diagonal) 2 =
FG 1 × 5.2 × 5.2IJ cm 2 = 13.52 cm 2. Ans.(2)
2 H2 K
1 1
3. × (Diagonal) 2 = × 10000 ⇒ Diagonal = 100 m. Ans.(2)
2 2
4. Let original side = x cm. Then, (x + 4) 2 – x 2 = 60
⇒ 8x = 44 ⇒ x = 5.5 cm. Ans.(4)
1 1
5. Area = × (Diagonal) 2 = ×10 2 = 50 cm 2. Ans.(3)
2 2
6. Let each side be 10 cm. Then, area = 100 cm 2. New length of side = 125% of 10 = 12.5 cm.
New area = (12.5 × 12.5) cm 2 = 156.25 cm 2. Increase percent in area = 56.25%. Ans.(4)
7. Number of handkerchiefs =
FG 1.75 × 100 × 105 IJ = 15. Ans.(2)
H 35 × 35 K
3
8. Let the side of the square be x cm. Then, 40 × x = 3x 2 or x = 20. So, side of the sq. = 20 cm.
2
Ans.(2)
1 2 1
9. Let original diagonal = D. Then, new diagonal = 2 D. Original Area = D ; New Area = × (2 D)2 = 2D2.
2 2
∴ New area = 4 ×
FG 1 D IJ
2
= 4 × (original area). Ans.(1)
H2 K
10 . Side of the square = 20 cm. Area of the square = (20 × 20) cm 2 = 400 cm 2.
∴ Area of the rectangle = (400 – 100) cm 2 = 300 cm 2. Now, let length = x cm and breadth = y cm.
Then, xy = 300 and x + y = 40. ∴ t 2 – 40 t + 300 = 0 ⇒ (t – 30) (t – 10) = 0 ⇒ t = 30 or t = 10.
∴ x = 30 cm and y = 10 cm. Ans.(2)