On decreasing each side of an equilateral triangle by 2cm, there is a decrease of in its area. The length of each side of the triangle is
3 cm
5 cm
6 cm
6 cm
The least number of squares tiles of side 41 cm required to pave the ceiling of a room of size 15 m 17cm long and 9m and 2cm broad is
902
656
738
738
The length of a rectangle is increased by 25%. To maintain the same area, the breadth has to be increased by
20%
25%
30%
30%
The area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semicircle of radius 6m is:
36 m2
72 m2
18 m2
18 m2
The area of a rectangle is 60 cm2 and its perimeter is 34 cm, then the length of the diagonal is
17 cm
11 cm
15 cm
15 cm
The height of an equilateral triangle is 18 cm. Its area is
108 square cm.
108 square cm.
The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 1/2 : 1/3 : 1/4 and its perimeter is 104 cm. The length of the longest side (in cm) is
52
48
32
32
The length and breadth of a rectangular piece of a land are in a ratio 5:3. The owner spent Rs. 6000 for surrounding it from all sides at Rs.7.50 per metre. The difference between its length and breadth is
50 metre
100 metre
150 metre
150 metre
The ratio between the area of a square and that of a circle, when the length of a side of the square is equal to that of the diameter of the circle, is (Take π=22/7)
14 : 11
28 : 11
7 : 22
7 : 22
A piece of wire 132 cm long is bent successively in the shape of an equilateral triangle, a square and a circle. Then area will be longest in shape of
Circle
Equilateral triangle
Square
Square
A.
Circle
Side of square = 132/4 = 33 cm.
Area of square = 33 x 33 = 1089 cm2
Side of equilateral triangle = 132/3 = 44 cm.
Area of equilateral triangle
Circumference of circle = 132
∴ Area of circle