PREAMBLE: Identify the geometric concept as SEGMENT, RIGHT ANGLE, CENTRAL

ANGLE, DIAMETER, ARC

1. The longest chord of a circle.
ANSWER: Diameter
2. An angle formed by two radii of a circle.
ANSWER: Central Angle
3. A continuous part of a circle.
ANSWER: ARC

MENSURATION

1. Find the number of axes of symmetry of a rhombus

ANSWER: 2
2. Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle of sides of
lengths 8 cm and 15 cm
ANSWER: 17 cm
[d2 = 82 + 152 = 64 + 225 = 289, d = 17]
PREAMBLE: Find the length of the diagonal of a
rectangle given that the sides have lengths L and W;
where
1. L = 10cm, W = 8cm
ANSWER: 2 √ 41 cm [d= √10 +8 =√ 164=2 √ 41]
2 2

2. L = 12cm, W = 5cm
ANSWER: 13cm [d= √12 +5 = √169=13]
2 2

3. L = 15cm, W = 8
 ANSWER: 17cm [
d= √15 2+8 2=√ 225+64=√ 289=17 ]

1. A plastic container measures 1m wide, 2m long and 9m high.

What is its volume in dm3
ANSWER: Volume = 1 x 2 x 9 = 18 m3
≡18,000 or 1.8 x 104 dm3 [note 1m
=10 dm]
2. A fuel tank contains 20m3 of fuel. If the fuel is dispensed 50
litres per car how many cars can be served?
ANSWER: 20m3 ≡ 20,000dm3 or litres
Hence number of cars that can be served =
20,000/50
= 400 cars
1. The ratio of the areas of two circles is 49 : 25. Find the ratio
of their radii.
ANSWER: 7 : 5
[R2 : r2 = 49 : 25, hence R : r = 7 : 5]
1. Find the total surface area of a cube of side of length 4 cm.

ANSWER: 96 cm2 (area of a face is 4x 4 = 16cm2, with

six faces we have 6 x 16 =
96 cm2)

2. Find the perimeter of a square whose area is 196 cm2

 ANSWER: 56 cm [x2=196, hence x = 14, perimeter is

4x = 4(14) = 56 cm]

3. Find the perimeter of a cuboid of sides of lengths 3 cm,

4cm and 5cm

ANSWER: 48 cm [ perimeter = 4(3 + 4+ 5)= 4(12) =

48 cm]

1. Find the area of a square of perimeter 48 cm

ANSWER: 144 cm2 [ side = 48/4 = 12 cm,
and area = 122 = 144 cm2]
2. Find the perimeter of a square of area 8 cm2.

ANSWER: [side = 8 2 2 , hence perimeter =

8 2cm
]

3. Find the total surface area of a cubic box of sides 3cm

ANSWER: 54 cm2 [ a cube has six faces each
of area 32 cm2 = 9 cm2.
Hence total area = 6 (9) 54 cm2]
4. Volume of a square pyramid is 64 cm2. If the height is 12
cm, find the side of its square base.
ANSWER: 4 cm [12x2/3 = 64, hence 4x2 =
2
64, x = 16 and x = 4 cm]
5. A cone has base radius 7 cm and height 18 cm. Find its
volume (Use  22 / 7 )
 ANSWER: 924 cm3 [Volume = 72(18)(22/7)/3
=7( 6)(22) = 42 (22) =
924 cm3]

6. If the radius of a sphere is tripled, by how many times is the

volume increased?
ANSWER: 27 [Volume = k(3R)3 = 27(kR3)
]
1. Find x if the angles of a triangle are 3x, 4x and 5x degrees.
ANSWER: x = 15 [3x + 4x + 5x = 180,
12x = 180 and x = 15 ]

2. The angles of a triangle are (30 +x), (2x + 50) and (50 – x)
degrees. Find x

ANSWER: x = 25 [ 130 + 2x = 180 2x

= 50 and x = 25 ]

3. The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4.

Find the least angle.
ANSWER: 36 
[x + 2x + 3x + 4x = 360,
10x = 360, x = 36
1. Find the area of a square whose diagonal is 8 cm long

ANSWER: 32 cm2 [ d2 = 2a2 , 64 = 2a2 , a2 = 32

(area)]

2. Find the length of a diagonal of a square whose area is 64

cm2
 ANSWER: 8 2cm [ side of square a = 8, diagonal d2 = 2a2
= 2(64), hence d =
8 2]

3. Find the perimeter of a square whose area is 50 cm2

ANSWER: 20 2cm [ side of square is a = 50 5 2 ,

hence perimeter =
4( 5 2 ) = 20 2 ]

Preamble: Find the number of axes of symmetry of the

given geometric figure
1. Isosceles triangle
ANSWER: 1
2. Kite
ANSWER: 1
3. Rhombus
ANSWER: 2
1. Find the perimeter of a regular octagon of side 9 cm
ANSWER: 72 cm [eight sides each 9 cm, perimeter =
8(9) = 72 cm]
2. Find the perimeter of a regular duodecagon of side 12 cm.
ANSWER: 144 cm [12 sides each 12 cm, hence
perimeter = 12(12) = 144 cm]
3. The perimeter of a regular polygon of side 16 cm is 80 cm.
Identify the polygon
ANSWER: PENTAGON [no of sides n = 80/16 = 5,
hence a pentagon]
1. In which of these polygons do the diagonals always
intersect at right angles?
A) Rectangle, B) Trapezium, C) Kite,
D) Quadrilateral

ANSWER: KITE

2. In which of these polygons do the diagonals bisect the

angles at their ends?
A) Parallelogram, B) Trapezium C)
Rhombus, D) Rectangle

ANSWER: RHOMBUS

3. In which of these polygons are the opposite sides neither

parallel nor congruent?
A) Parallelogram, B) Rhombus, C)
Rectangle, D) Kite

ANSWER: KITE
1. Find area of an equilateral triangle of side 8 cm
ANSWER: 16 3 cm2 [A ½ (8)(8)sin 60= 32 3 /2
= 16 3 cm2 ]
2. Find the area of a trapezium with parallel sides of lengths 5
cm and 7cm separated by 10 cm.
ANSWER: 60 cm2 [Area = ½ (a + b)h = ½ (5
+ 7)10 = 6(10) = 60 cm2 ]
3. Find the area of a parallelogram of adjacent sides of lengths
10 cm and 12 cm including an angle of 120 degrees.
PREAMBLE: Find an expression for the area of….
1. an equilateral triangle of side of length s.
ANSWER: (s2√3)/4 [ A = ½ s2sin60 = ½
s2(√3/2)= ¼ s2√3]
2. an equilateral triangle of height h.
ANSWER: h2/√3 or (h2√3)/3 [ A = ½ sh, s =
2h/tan60 = 2h/√3, A = ½ 2hh/√3 = h2/√3]
3. a square with diagonal of length d.
ANSWER: ½ d2 [A = s2, d2 = 2s2 , s2
= ½ d2 and A = ½ d2]
ANSWER: 60 3 cm2 [Area = 12(10)sin120 =
3
60 3
12(10) 2 cm2 ]
1 Find the number of axes of symmetry of a trapezium

ANSWER: zero or none

1. The ratio of the areas of two circles is 25 : 49. Find the ratio
of their diameters
ANSWER: 5 : 7 [ Area varies as diameter squared
2. The ratio of the radii of two spheres is 3 : 5, Find the ratio
of their surface areas
ANSWER: 9 : 25
 3. The ratio of the volumes of two cubes is 64 : 125. Find the
ratio of their sides
ANSWER: 4 : 5 [ For a cube Volume = side
cubed, ie V = x3 ]
1. A circle of radius 7 cm is cut from a square of side 15 cm.
22

Find the remaining area. [ Take 7

ANSWER: 71 cm2 [Area = 152 – (22/7)72 = 225 –

22(7) = 225 – 154 = 71]
2. Find the area of a sector of a circle of radius 7 cm that

subtends an angle of radians at the center.
3

ANSWER: (77/3) cm2 [ Area = ½ 72 x (22/7)

(1/3) = 7 x 11 x(1/3) = 77/3]
3. Find the perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius 21 cm

radians
and sectoral angle 3 .
ANSWER: 64 cm [
22
P 2r  r 2 21  21 42  22 64
3 7 ]
1. A cuboid has sides 3cm, 4cm and 5cm. Find its total
surface area
ANSWER: 94 cm2 [ Area = 2(3x4 + 3x5 + 4x5) =
2(12 + 15 + 20) = 2(47) = 94cm2 ]
2. A cuboid has sides 6 cm, 9 cm and 12 cm. Find its
perimeter.
ANSWER: 108cm [ Perimeter = 4(6 + 9 + 12) =
4(27) = 108 cm
3. In a cuboid, the sides are 3cm, 4cm and 12cm long. Find
the length of the longest diagonal.
ANSWER: 13 cm [
d  32  42  122  9  16  144  169 13 ]

4. A cuboid has sides 3cm, 4cm and 5cm. Find its total
surface area
ANSWER: 94 cm2 [ Area = 2(3x4 + 3x5 + 4x5) =
2(12 + 15 + 20) = 2(47) = 94cm2 ]
5. A cuboid has sides 6 cm, 9 cm and 12 cm. Find its
perimeter.
ANSWER: 108cm [ Perimeter = 4(6 + 9 + 12) =
4(27) = 108 cm
6. In a cuboid, the sides are 3cm, 4cm and 12cm long. Find
the length of the longest diagonal.
ANSWER: 13 cm [
d  32  42  122  9  16  144  169 13 ]

1 Find the area of a triangle with two sides of lengths 8 cm

and 5cm and an included angle of 45°.
ANSWER: 10√2 cm2 [ Area = ½ (8)(5)sin45 =
(20√2)/2 = 10√2 cm2]

1 The base of a triangle is 8 units shorter than 4 times its

height h. Find an expression for the area A of the triangle.
ANSWER: A = ½(4h – 8)h = (2h – 4)h
[A = ½ bh = ½ (4h – 8)h]

2 The length of a rectangle is 5 units more than its width W.

Find an expression for the perimeter P
ANSWER: P = 4W + 10
[P = 2L + 2W = 2(W + 5) + 2W = 4W + 10]

3 The perimeter of a rectangle is 3 times the length L. Express

the width W in terms of the length L
ANSWER: W = ½ L
[P = 2(L + W) = 3L, 2w = L, W + ½ L]
1 The length of a rectangular field is 30m longer than the
width and the perimeter is 220m. Find the area.
ANSWER: 2800 m2 [L = W + 30, 2L + 2W = 2(W + 30)
+ 2W = 4W + 60 = 220, 4W = 160, W = 40, L = 70, Area =
LW = 40 x 70 = 2800]

2 The area of a rectangular field is 8,000 m2. If the length is

20 m longer than the width, find the length
ANSWER: 100 m
[LW = 8000, L = W + 20, (W + 20)W = 8000, W2 +20W –
8000 = 0, (W - 80)(W + 100) = 0, W = 80,
L = 100]
3 A rectangular swimming pool has a diagonal of 17m and a
width of 8m. Find surface area of the pool
ANSWER : 120 m2 [L = √(172 – 82) = √(289 – 64) =
√225 =15 m, Area = 15 x 8 = 120 m2]
1. Find the volume of a right circular cone of base radius
5cm and slant height 13cm.[ leave answer in π ]
ANSWER: 100 π cm3

h=√(13 −5 ) =
2 2
SOLUTION: let height be h cm
√(169−25) =√ 144 =12
Volume of cone = ( π /3)52. 12 = 4(52) π = 100 π
2. Find the volume of a right circular cone of radius 4cm
and curved surface area 40 π cm2.[ leave answer in π ]
ANSWER: 160 π cm3
SOLUTION: Area= π rh, Volume = π r2h = r(Area)
Volume = 4(40 π ) = 160 π cm2
PREAMBLE: You are given the figures KITE, RECTANGLE, RHOMBUS, TRAPEZIUM,
PARALLELOGRAM.
1. In which of the figures are the opposite sides parallel?
ANSWER: Rectangle, Rhombus, Parallelogram
2. In which of the figures are the diagonals perpendicular?
ANSWER: Kite, Rhombus
3. In which of the figures do the diagonals bisect each other ?
ANSWER: Rectangle, Rhombus, Parallelogram
1. Find the length of a diagonal of a rectangle whose sides are 8 cm and 15 cm.
ANSWER: 17 cm [ d = √(82 + 152) = √(64 + 225) = √289 = 17]
2. Find the width of a rectangular plate whose length is 4 m and a diagonal is 5 m long.
ANSWER: 3 m [ w = √(52 - 42 ) = √(25 – 16) = √9 = 3]
3. Find the length of a diagonal of a square whose side is 10 cm long.
ANSWER: 10√2 cm [ d = √(102 + 102) = 10√2 ]
1. Find the total surface area of a solid hemisphere of radius r
2
ANSWER: 3 πr
2
SOLUTION: Area of curved surface of the hemisphere = 2 πr
2
Area of the flat circular surface = πr
2 2 2
Total surface area of a hemisphere = 2 πr + πr = 3 πr

2. Find the total surface area of a solid right circular cone of base radius r and height h

ANSWER: πr 2 + πr √ r 2 +h2 or πr (r +√ r 2 + h2 )
SOLUTION: Slant height l= √ r 2 + h2
Curved surface area= π rl=πr √r 2+h2
2
Circular base area= πr
1 The length of a rectangular field is 30m
longer than the width and the perimeter is 220m. Find the
area.
ANSWER: 2800 m2 [L = W + 30, 2L + 2W = 2(W + 30)
+ 2W = 4W + 60 = 220, 4W = 160, W = 40, L = 70, Area =
LW = 40 x 70 = 2800]

2 The area of a rectangular field is 8,000 m2. If the length is

20 m longer than the width, find the length
ANSWER: 100 m
[LW = 8000, L = W + 20, (W + 20)W = 8000, W2 +20W –
8000 = 0, (W - 80)(W + 100) = 0, W = 80,
L = 100]

3 A rectangular swimming pool has a diagonal of 17m and a

width of 8m. Find surface area of the pool
ANSWER : 120 m2 [L = √(172 – 82) = √(289 – 64) =
√225 =15 m, Area = 15 x 8 = 120 m2]
Total surface area of cone = πr + πr
2
√r 2+h2
PREAMBLE: Complete the sentence with PARALLELOGRAM, SQUARE, RECTANGLE or
KITE.
1. A parallelogram having one right angle is a . . .
 ANSWER: Rectangle
2. A kite with opposite angles congruent is a . . .
ANSWER: Parallelogram
3. A rhombus with adjacent angles congruent is a . . .
ANSWER: Square

3 In an isosceles right –angled triangle, one leg measures 15

cm. Find the length of the hypothenuse.
ANSWER: 15√2 cm [d2 = 152 + 152, d = 15√2]
Find the odd one out: A) KITE, B) RHOMBUS, C)
RECTANGLE, D) SQUARE
ANSWER: KITE [The others are all parallelograms, but
a kite is not]
1 Find the area of a triangle with sides 10 cm, 6 cm and an
included angle of 30°.
ANSWER: 15 cm2
[ Area = ½ absinC = ½ (10 x 6)sin30° = ½ (10 x 6) x (1/2) =
15 cm2]

2 Find the area of a kite with diagonals of lengths 12cm and

7cm.
ANSWER: 42 cm2
[Area = ½ d1 d2 = ½ (12 x 7) = 6 x 7 = 42 cm2]

3 Find the area of a trapezium with parallel sides of lengths 7

cm and 5 cm separated by a distance of 10 cm.
ANSWER: 60 cm2
[Area = ½( a + b)h = ½ (7 + 5)10 = 6 x 10 = 60 cm2]

3 Find the area of the finite region enclosed by the lines x =

0, y = 0 and x + y = 4. 4
ANSWER: 8 sq. units
4x
[ ½ × 4 × 4 = 8 sq. units
Find the number of axes of symmetry of the given figure

1 Equilateral triangle
ANSWER: 3

2 Parallelogram
ANSWER: 0

3 Square
ANSWER: 4
2 A triangle has sides of lengths 6 cm, 7 cm and 9 cm.
Dete
rmin
e if
it is
acut
e or
obtu
se.
ANSWER : The triangle is an acute triangle.
[ 92 = 81, 62 + 72 = 36 + 49 = 85, hence 92 < 62 + 72 hence 1
Find
the
area
of
the
trian
gle
with
side
s 10
 cm
and
7
cm
and
the
incl
ude
d
angl
e
45°
ANSWER : 35/√2 cm2 or (35√2)/2 cm2
[ Area = ½ absinC = ½ 10(7)1/√2 = 35/√2 = (35√2)/2
triangle is an acute triangle
1. The diagonals of a rhombus are of lengths 12cm and 16cm. Find the length of a side.
ANSWER: 10cm [l= √ 6 2+8 2=√ 36+64=√ 100=10 ]

2. The diagonals of a rhombus are of lengths 10cm and 15cm. Find the area of the
rhombus.
1 1
ANSWER: 75cm2 [ A= d d 2= ( 10 )( 15 )=5 ×15=75]
2 2

3. The sides of a parallelogram are of lengths 10cm and 12 √ 3 cm and one angle is 60°.
Find the area of the parallelogram.

ANSWER: 180cm2
√3
[( 10 ) ( 12 √ 3 ) sin 60=10 ( 12 √ 3 ) . =60 × 3=180 ]
2
1. The diagonals of a rhombus are of lengths 10 cm and 16 cm. Find its area.
ANSWER: 80 cm2
[ A = ½ d1d2 = ½ (10 x 16) = 80 cm2]
2. The diagonals of a kite are of lengths 20 cm and 15 cm. Find its area.
ANSWER: 150 cm2
[ A = ½ d1d2 = ½ (20 x 15) = 150 cm2]
3. The parallel sides of a trapezium have lengths of 12 cm and 16 cm and are 10 cm apart. Find
its area.
AMSWER: 140 cm2
[ A = ½ (12 + 16)10 = 140]