CBSE

Class 9 Mathemaics
Important Questions
Chapter 12
Herons Formula

2 Marks Quetions

1. There is slide in a park. One of its side walls has been painted in some colour with a
message “KEEP THE PARK GREEN AND CLEAN”, (see figure). If the sides of the wall are
15 m, 11 m and 6 m, find the area painted in colour.

Ans. Since, sides of coloured triangular wall are 15 m, 11 m and 6 m.

Semi-perimeter of coloured triangular wall

= = = 16 m

Now, Using Heron’s formula,

Area of coloured triangular wall

= =

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Hence area painted in blue colour =

2. Find the area of a triangle two sides of which are 18 cm and 10 cm and the perimeter
is 42 cm.

Ans. Given: = 18 cm, = 10 cm.

Since Perimeter = 42 cm

=42

18 + 10 + = 42

= 42 – 28 = 14 cm

Semi-perimeter of triangle

= = 21 cm

Area of triangle =

3. Sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 12: 17: 25 and its perimeter is 540 cm. Find its
area.

Ans. Let the sides of the triangle be and .

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Therefore, = 540

= 10

The sides are 120 cm, 170 cm and 250 cm.

Semi-perimeter of triangle = 270 cm

Now, Area of triangle =

4. An isosceles triangle has perimeter 30 cm and each of the equal sides is 12 cm. Find
the area of the triangle.

Ans. Given: = 12 cm, = 12 cm

Since Perimeter = 30 cm =30

12 + 12 + = 30

= 30 – 24 = 6 cm

Semi-perimeter of triangle = = 15 cm

Area of triangle =

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=

5. A park, in the shape of a quadrilateral ABCD has C = AB = 9 m, BC = 12 m, CD =

5 m and AD = 8 m. How much area does it occupy?

Ans. Since BD divides quadrilateral ABCD in two triangles:

(i) Right triangle BCD and (ii) ABD.

In right triangle BCD, right angled at C,

Therefore, Base = CD = 5 m and Altitude = BC = 12 m

Area of BCD =

In ABD, AB = 9 m, AD = 8 m

And BD = [Using Pythagoras theorem]

BD =

= = = 13 m

Now, Semi=perimeter of ABD = = 15 m

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Using Heron’s formula,

Area of ABD =

= =

(approx.)

Area of quadrilateral ABCD = Area of BCD + Area of ABD

= 30 + 35.4

6. Find the area of a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 3 cm, BC = 4 cm, CD = 4 cm, DA = 5

cm and AC = 5 cm.

Ans. In quadrilateral ABCE, diagonal AC divides it in two triangles, ABC and ADC.

In ABC, Semi-perimeter of ABC = = 6 cm

Using Heron’s formula,

Area of ABC =

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=

Again, In ADC, Semi-perimeter of ADC = = 7 cm

Using Heron’s formula, Area of ABC =

= = 2

(approx.)

Now area of quadrilateral ABCD = Area of ABC + Area of ADC

= 6 + 9.2

7. A triangle and a parallelogram have the same base and the same area. If the sides of
the triangle are 26 cm, 29 cm and 30 cm and the parallelogram stands on the base 28 cm,
find the height of the parallelogram.

Ans. Semi-perimeter of triangle = = 42 cm

Using Heron’s formula,

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Area of triangle =

According to question, Area of parallelogram = Area of triangle

Base Corresponding height = 336

28 Height = 336

Height = 12 cm

8. A kite is in the shape of a square with a diagonal 32 cm and an isosceles triangle of

base 8 cm and sides 6 cm each is to be made of three different shades as shown in
figure.

How much paper of each side has been used in it?

Ans. Let ABCD is a square of side cm and diagonals AC = BD = 32 cm

In right triangle ABC, [Using Pythagoras theorem]

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 = 512

Area of square [Area of square = ]

Diagonal BD divides the square in two equal triangular parts I and II.

Area of shaded part I = Area of shaded part II =

Now, semi-perimeter of shaded part III = 10 cm

Area of shaded part III =

= =

9. An umbrella is made by stitching 10 triangles pieces of cloth of two different colour,

each piece measuring 20 cm 50 cm and 50 cm. How much cloth of each colour is
required for the umbrella?

Ans. a=20cm, b=50cm

cloth required for each colour

Area of one triangle piece

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Thus, sq cm cloth of each colour is required

10. The perimeter of a rhombus ABCD is 40cm. find the area of rhombus of Its diagonals
BD measures 12cm

Ans.

AB=10cm, BD =12cm and DA=10cm

Area of

=96 sq cm

11. Find area of triangle with two sides as 18cm & 10cm and the perimeter is 42cm.

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Ans. Let a=18 cm, b=10 cm

Perimeter =42cm

So, C=14 cm

= 21 cm

new area of triangles =

12. Find the area of in isosceles triangle, the measure of one of Its equals side being ‘b’
and the third side ‘a’.

Ans. Here

sq units

13. Find the cost of leveling the ground in the form of a triangle having its sides are 40
m, 70 m and 90 m at Rs 8 per square meter. [use = 2.24]

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Ans. Here S = = 100 m

Area of a triangular ground =

= 1344 sq m

Cost of leveling the ground = Rs

=Rs 10752

14. The triangular side’s walls of a flyover have been used for advertisements. The sides
of the walls are 122m, 22m and 120m. The advertisement yield on earning of Rs 5000 per

m2 per year. A company hired one of its walls for 4 months. How much rent did it pay?

Ans. The lengths of the sides of the walls are 122m, 22m and 120m.

As,

= 14400 +484

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= 14884

Walls are in the form of right triangles

Area of one wall =

= 1320 sq m.

Rent = Rs 5000/sq m per year

Rent for 4 month

= Rs

= Rs 22,00,000

15. Find the perimeter and area of a triangle whose sides are of length 2cm, 5cm and
5cm.

Ans. Here, a = 2cm, b = 5cm and c = 5cm

Perimeter = a+ b+ c = (2 + 5 + 5) = 12 cm

S = semi perimeter

= = 6 cm

using Heron’s formula,

Area of triangle =

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=

= 4.9 sq cm

16. There is a slide in a park. One of its sides wall has been painted in some colour with
a message “KEEF THE CITY GREEN AND CLEAN”.

If the sides of the wall are 15m, 11m and 6m. Find the area painted in colour.

Ans. The sides of the wall is in the triangular from with sides,

A = 15 m, b = 6 m and c = 11 m

S = m

= 16 m

Area to be painted in colour = Area of the side wall

17. Find the area of isosceles triangle whose side is 14 m, 12 m, 14m?

Ans.

Area of isosceles triangle=

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= 75.6

18. The perimeter of a rhombus ABCD is 60 cm. find the area of the rhombus of Its
diagonal BD measures 16 cm?

Ans. As side of rhombus are equal.

So,

Area of,

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 =101.6 sq cm

Area of rhombus =

19. Find the cost of leveling the ground in the from of a triangle having Its side as 70 cm,
50 cm, and 60 cm, at Rs 7 per square meter.

Ans.

=1469.7 sq m

cost of levelling the ground=

=10287.9

20. Find the area of a triangle two side of the triangle are 18 cm, and 12 cm. and the
perimeter is 40 cm.

Ans.

So, a+b+c=40 cm

18+12+C=40

C=(40-30)cn =10cm

area of triangle=

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=56.56 sq cm

21. Find the area of triangle whose side is 42m, 56m and 70m?

Ans. S = =

Area of ABC =

= 42 28 sq m

= 1176sq m

22. Find the area of an isosceles triangle, the measure of one of Its equal side being b
and the third side a.

Ans. S = =

Area of triangle = units

23. Find the area of equilateral triangle whose side is 12 cm using Heron’s formula.

Ans. S =

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= = 18 cm

Area of equilateral =

24. Find the area of isosceles triangle whose equal side is 6 cm, 6 cm and 8 cm.

Ans. S =

Area of isosceles triangle =

= 17.8 sq cm

25. Find the area of an isosceles triangles, the measure of one of its equal sides being 10
cm and the third side is 6 cm.

Ans. S =

Area if tringle= sq cm

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26. Find the area of equilateral triangle the length of one of its sides being 24 cm.

Ans. a = b = c = 24 cm

=36 cm

Area of triangle= sq cm

=246.12 sq cm

27. Find the perimeter and area of a triangle whose sides are 3 cm, 4 cm and 10 cm?

Ans. Perimeter = 3+4+5

= 12 cm

Or = 6cm

Area of triangle = sq cm

= 6 sq cm

28. Using Heron’s formula, find area of triangle whose sides are 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm?

Ans.

=12 cm

Area of triangle= sq cm

=24 sq cm

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