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1) Find the circumference of circle of radius 4cm, if (pie = 3.14cm)

Solution:
Given: r = 4cm.
Therefore, Circumference of circle = 2r
 2  3.14  4
 25.12cm

2) Find the area of circle whose radius is 7cm.

Solution:
Given: r = 7cm
Therefore, Area of circle = r 2
22
= 77
7
= 154cm 2

3) Find the area of quadrant of circle whose circumference is 33cm.

Solution:
Given: Circumference of the circle = 33cm.
To find: Area of quadrant?
We know that the area of quadrant of circle = area of circle.
i.e. to find area of quadrant we need area of circle too which is = .
Now we know the value of , so to find value of ‘r’ we have,
Circumference of circle = 2
i.e. 33 = 2 ----------------------(given)

22
2  r  33
7
33  7
r
2  22
r  5.25cm
Area of circle = r2

22
=  5.25  5.25
7
1
= 86.625cm 2 Area of quadrant of circle =  86.625 = 21.66cm 2 .
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4) A bicycle wheel makes 5000 revolutions in moving 11 km. Find the diameter of the wheel.
Solution:
Given: Number of revolution = 5000
(1km = 1000m and 1m=100cm then 11km=11*1000m also 11*1000*100cm)
Distance = 11 km = 11  1000  100cm
To find: ?

Distance moved by the wheel in 1 revolution = (Total distance covered / Total number of revolutions)
11  1000  100
=
5000
= 220cm

Therefore, Circumference of the wheel = 220cm

2r  220
22
2  r  220
7
220  7
r
2  22
r  35cm
Therefore, diameter of the wheel =d= 2r = 2(35) =70cm

5) The diameter of a wheel of a bus is 140cm. How many revolutions per minute must a wheel make in order to move
at a speed of 66km per hour?
Solution:
 66 1000 100 
Distance covered by a wheel in 1 minute =  cm  110000cm
 60 
 22 
Circumference of a wheel =  2   70 cm  440cm
 7 
 110000 
Number of revolution in 1 min =    250
 440 

6) Find the radius of circle if an arc of angle 80  has length of 8 cm. Hence, find the area of the sector formulate by
this arc.
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Solution
Length of the arc (l) = 8 cm

Angle    80 
{to find radius ‘r’=? and area of sector formulated by this arc=?}
Let the radius of circle be ‘r’ cm.
r
Length of the sector (l) =
180 
l  180  8  180 
Therefore, r  = = 18cm
   80 
Therefore, Radius of circle = 18cm.

r 2   18 2  80    18  18  80 
Area of sector = 
= 
= 
= 72cm 2
360 360 360

7) In the figure find the area of shaded region.

Solution:
(Here to find the area of shaded region we will find the area of
Circle and area of rectangle too and then we will subtract the
Area of rectangle from area of circle because the rectangle
is inside the circle)
Length of rectangle ABCD = 12 cm
Width of rectangle ABCD = 5cm.
By the diagram you can see that diagonal of rectangle ABCD is a
Diameter of the circle and therefore
In right triangle, ABC
AC  AB 2  BC 2 = 12 2  5 2 = 169 =13cm
Therefore, diameter of circle = 13 cm
13
Therefore, radius of circle =  6.5cm …………..{since d = 2r}
2
Since we know, Area of circle = r 2
Therefore, Area of circle = 3.14  6.5  6.5 = 132.665 sq.cm
Area of the rectangle ABCD = Length x width
= 12  5  60cm 2
Therefore, Area of the shaded portion =Area of the circle – Area of rectangle
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= 132.665  60
2
= 72.67cm

8) A paper is in the form of rectangle ABCD in which AB =18cm and BC =14cm A semi-circular portion with BC
as diameter is cut off. Find the area of remaining paper.
Solution:
Required Area = (area of rectangle ABCD) – (area of semi-circle with r = 7cm)
 1 
= 18  14   r 2 
 2 

 1 22 
=  252    7  7
 2 7 
= 252  77
= 175cm 2

9) ABCP is a quadrant of a circle of radius 14cm. With AC as diameter, semicircle is drawn. Find the area of
shaded portion.
Solution:
In right triangle, ABC
AC  AB 2  BC 2 = 14 2  14 2 = 14 2
AC is the diameter
So, radius = 7 2cm
Area of shaded region =Area of region(ABCQA) – Area of quadrant (ABCPA)
Area of region ABCQA = (Area of triangle ABC) + (Area of semi-circle ACQA)
=[ base height] +[
1 1 22
=  14  14   7 2 7 2
2 2 7
= (98 + 154)
= 252cm 2
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1 22
Area of quadrant ABCPA =   14  14
2 7
= 154cm 2

Therefore, Area of shaded region = 252  154

= 98cm 2

10) A road which is 7m wide surrounds a circular park whose circumference is 352m. Find the area of the road.
Solution:
Let the radius of the park be ‘r’ m
Then, its circumference = 2r
So, 2r  352
22
2  r  352
7
352  7
r = 56 m
2  22
Thus, inner radius is 56 m
Therefore outer radius = (56 + 7) = 63 m


Area of the road =  (63) 2  (56) 2 
22
(63  56)(63  56)
= 7

22
=  7  119
7
= 2618m 2

11) A circular pond of diameter 40 metres is surrounded by a grass path 5 metre wide. Find the area of the path.
Solution:
The radius of the inner circle, which is pond, is 20 m
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And the radius of the outer circle is 20 + 5 = 25 m

Let ‘r’ be the radii of smaller circle and ‘R’ be the radius of bigger circle.
Therefore, Area of the path = R 2  r 2
=  ( R  r )( R  r )

22
=  (25  20)(25  20)
7

22
=  5  45
7
= 707.14m 2

12) The minute hand of a clock is 12 cm long. Find the area of the face of the clock described by the minute hand
in 35 minutes.

Solution:
Angle described by the minute hand in 60 minutes = 360 
∴ Angel described by minute hand in 1 min =

 360 
∴Angle described by the minute hand in 35 minutes =   35  = 210 
 60 
Now   210  and r = 12cm
Required area swept by minute hand in 35 minutes = (area of sector with r = 12cm and   210  )
r 2  22 210 
= =   12  12 
  = 264cm
2

360  7 360 

13) The area of equilateral triangle is 100 3cm 2 , Taking each vertex as centre, a circle is described with the radius
equal to half the length of the side of the triangle, as shown in the figure. Find the area of that part of triangle
which is not included in the circles.   3.14cm, 3  1.732
Solution:
Let the each side of triangle be ‘a’ cm
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 3 2
Then, area of triangle =  a 
 4 

3 2
Therefore, a  100 3
4
Therefore, a 2  400
Therefore, a  20cm
Thus, the length of each side of triangle ABC is 20 cm
Therefore, radius of each circle is 10cm

Required area = (Area of triangle ABC) -3(Area of sector with r =10cm ,   60  )

60
= 100 3  3  3.14  10  10 
360
= 100  1.732  157
= 173.2  157
= 16.2cm 2

14) The Perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius 5.6cm is 27.2cm Find the area of the sector.
Solution:
Let O be the centre of the circle of radius 5.6cm.
Let OACBO be its sector with perimeter 27.2cm
Then, OA + OB +arc AB =27.2cm
5.6  5.6  arcAB  27.2
arcAB = 27.2 – 11.2
arcAB = 16cm.
1
Area of sector OACBO =  r  arc AB
2
1
=  5.6  16
2
= 44.8cm 2
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15)A wire when bent in the form of equilateral triangle encloses an area of 121 3cm 2 . If the same wire is bent in
the form of circle, find the area of the circle.

Solution:
Given: The area of equilateral triangle = 121 3cm 2
3 2
a  121 3 ................(Where ‘a’ is the side of triangle)
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a 2  484
a  22cm
The same wire is bent in the form of circle

Perimeter of the equilateral triangle = circumference of the circle

2r  3  a ................(Where ‘r’ is the radius of the circle)
2r  3  22
2r  66
22
2  r  66
7
66  7
r
2  22
r  10.5cm
Hence, The area of circle = r 2
22
=  10.5  10.5
7
= 346.5cm 2

16) A square ABCD is inscribed in a circle of radius r. Find the area of the square.
Solution:
AC is the diameter of circle.
Therefore, AC=2r units
But, the diagonal of a square = 2  side
Therefore, 2  side  2r
2r
Therefore, side = = 2r units
2
Area of a square = side 2
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=  2r 
2
= 2r 2 sq.units

17) A circle of radius 14cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60  at the centre. Find
i) The length of arc

ii) Area of sector formed by the arc

iii) The area of segment made by this arc
Solution:
r 22 60
i) Length of the arc = =  14  =14.66cm
180 7 180
r 2 22 60
ii) Area of sector OPQR = =  14  14  = 102.66cm 2
360 7 360
iii) Area of segment PQR = Area of sector OPQR – Area of equilateral triangle OPR…….(1)

3 3 1.732  196
Area of equilateral triangle OPR =  side 2 =  14  14 = = 84.868 sq.cm
4 4 4
From (1)
Area of segment PQR = 102.66  84.868
= 17.792 cm 2

18) A circle of radius 35cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60  at the centre. Find
i) The length of arc
ii) Area of sector formed by the arc
Solution:
r 22 60
i) Length of the arc = =  35  =36.66cm
180 7 180
r 2 22 60
ii) Area of sector OPQR = =  35  35  = 641.66cm 2
360 7 360

19) A park is in the form of rectangle 120 m by 60 m. At the centre of the park there is a circular lawn as shown in the
figure. The area of the park excluding the lawn is 3000m 2 . Find the radius of the circular lawn.
Solution:
Given:
Length = 120m
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Breadth = 60 m
So, Area of rectangle = l  b = 120  60  7200m 2

Area of the park = 3000m 2 (given)

Area of the circular lawn = (Area of the rectangle) – (Area of the park)
= 7200 – 3000
= 4200m 2
Now, Area of circle = r 2
22 2
4200  r
7
4200  7
r2   1336.36
22
r  1336.36  36.55
Therefore, radius of the circular lawn = 36.55 m.

20) PQRS is a square of side 6cm. At each corner of the square a quarter circle of radius 2cm, are drawn, as shown in
the figure. Find the area of the shaded region.
Solution:
Each side of a square = 6cm.
Area of the square PQRS = side 2 = 6 2  36cm 2
Radius of the inner circle = 2cm.
Area of the inner circle = r 2 = 3.14  2 2 = 12.56cm 2
r 2 22 90
Area of the segment PXY = =  2 2 = 3.14cm 2
360 7 360
Therefore, total area of 4 such segments = 4 3.14 = 12.56cm 2
Therefore, total area of the circle and segments (unshaded portion) = 12.56  12.56  25.12cm 2
Area of shaded region = Area of square – Area of unshaded region
= 36  12.56
= 23.44cm 2

21) IJKL is a square of side 14cm. At each corner of the square a quarter circle of radius 5cm, are drawn, as shown in
the figure. Find the area of the shaded region.
Solution:
Each side of a square = 14cm.
Area of the square IJKL = side 2 = 14 2  196cm 2

Radius of the inner circle = 5cm.

Area of the inner circle = r 2 = 3.14  52 = 78.56cm 2
r 2 22 90
Area of the segment ICE = =  5 5 = 19.64cm 2
360 7 360
Therefore, total area of 4 such segments = 419.64 = 78.56cm 2
Therefore, total area of the circle and segments (unshaded portion) =
78.56  78.56  157.12cm 2
Area of shaded region = Area of square – Area of unshaded region
= 196  157.12
= 38.88cm 2