Perimeter and Area

Class 7 Maths - Perimeter and Area NCERT Solutions

Chapter 11: Perimeter and Area (NCERT Solutions)

Exercise 11.1

Q1. The length and the breadth of a rectangular piece of land are 500 m and 300 m respectively. Find
(i) its area
(ii) the cost of the land, if 1 m² of the land costs Rs 10,000.

(i) Length (l) of rectangular land = 500 m
Breadth (b) of rectangular land = 300 m
Area of a rectangle = length × breadth = l × b
Area = 500 × 300 = 1,50,000 m²


(ii) Cost of 1 m² of the land = Rs 10,000
Total cost of the land = Total Area × Rate per m²
Total Cost = 1,50,000 × 10,000 = Rs 1,500,000,000 (Rs 1500 crores).

Q2. Find the area of a square park whose perimeter is 320 m.

Perimeter of a square = 320 m
Formula for perimeter of a square = 4 × side
4 × side = 320
side = 320 / 4 = 80 m.
The length of the side of the square park is 80 m.

Area of a square = side × side
Area = 80 × 80 = 6400 m².

Q3. Find the breadth of a rectangular plot of land, if its area is 440 m² and the length is 22 m. Also find its perimeter.

Area of rectangular plot = 440 m²
Length (l) = 22 m
Area = length × breadth
440 = 22 × breadth
Breadth = 440 / 22 = 20 m.

Perimeter of a rectangle = 2(length + breadth)
Perimeter = 2(22 + 20) = 2(42) = 84 m.

Q4. The perimeter of a rectangular sheet is 100 cm. If the length is 35 cm, find its breadth. Also find the area.

Perimeter of rectangular sheet = 100 cm
Length (l) = 35 cm
Perimeter = 2(length + breadth)
100 = 2(35 + breadth)
50 = 35 + breadth
Breadth = 50 - 35 = 15 cm.

Area of rectangle = length × breadth
Area = 35 × 15 = 525 cm².

Q5. The area of a square park is the same as of a rectangular park. If the side of the square park is 60 m and the length of the rectangular park is 90 m, find the breadth of the rectangular park.

Side of the square park = 60 m
Area of the square park = side × side = 60 × 60 = 3600 m².

Given: Area of rectangular park = Area of square park
Area of rectangular park = 3600 m².
Length of rectangular park = 90 m
Area = length × breadth
3600 = 90 × breadth
Breadth = 3600 / 90 = 40 m.

Q6. A wire is in the shape of a rectangle. Its length is 40 cm and breadth is 22 cm. If the same wire is rebent in the shape of a square, what will be the measure of each side. Also find which shape encloses more area?

Length of rectangular wire = 40 cm
Breadth of rectangular wire = 22 cm
Length of wire = Perimeter of rectangle = 2(l + b)
= 2(40 + 22) = 2(62) = 124 cm.

Now, the wire is rebent into a square.
Perimeter of square = Length of wire = 124 cm
4 × side = 124
side = 124 / 4 = 31 cm.

Area of rectangle = l × b = 40 × 22 = 880 cm².
Area of square = side × side = 31 × 31 = 961 cm².

Since 961 cm² > 880 cm², the square shape encloses more area.

Q7. The perimeter of a rectangle is 130 cm. If the breadth of the rectangle is 30 cm, find its length. Also find the area of the rectangle.

Perimeter of rectangle = 130 cm
Breadth (b) = 30 cm
Perimeter = 2(length + breadth)
130 = 2(length + 30)
65 = length + 30
Length = 65 - 30 = 35 cm.

Area of rectangle = length × breadth
Area = 35 × 30 = 1050 cm².

Q8. A door of length 2 m and breadth 1 m is fitted in a wall. The length of the wall is 4.5 m and the breadth is 3.6 m (Fig 11.6). Find the cost of white washing the wall, if the rate of white washing the wall is Rs 20 per m².

Length of door = 2 m, Breadth of door = 1 m
Area of door = 2 × 1 = 2 m².

Length of wall = 4.5 m, Breadth of wall = 3.6 m
Total Area of wall = 4.5 × 3.6 = 16.2 m².

Area to be white washed = Area of wall - Area of door
Area to be white washed = 16.2 - 2 = 14.2 m².

Rate of white washing = Rs 20 per m².
Total cost = Area × Rate = 14.2 × 20 = Rs 284.

Exercise 11.2

Q1. Find the area of each of the following parallelograms:
(a) base = 7 cm, height = 4 cm
(b) base = 5 cm, height = 3 cm
(c) base = 2.5 cm, height = 3.5 cm
(d) base = 5 cm, height = 4.8 cm
(e) base = 2 cm, height = 4.4 cm

Formula: Area of a parallelogram = base × height

(a) Area = 7 × 4 = 28 cm²

(b) Area = 5 × 3 = 15 cm²

(c) Area = 2.5 × 3.5 = 8.75 cm²

(d) Area = 5 × 4.8 = 24 cm²

(e) Area = 2 × 4.4 = 8.8 cm²

Q2. Find the area of each of the following triangles:
(a) base = 4 cm, height = 3 cm
(b) base = 5 cm, height = 3.2 cm
(c) base = 3 cm, height = 4 cm
(d) base = 3 cm, height = 2 cm

Formula: Area of a triangle = ½ × base × height

(a) Area = ½ × 4 × 3 = 6 cm²

(b) Area = ½ × 5 × 3.2 = 8 cm²

(c) Area = ½ × 3 × 4 = 6 cm²

(d) Area = ½ × 3 × 2 = 3 cm²

Q3. Find the missing values:
(Parallelogram Table)
S.No. Base | Height | Area of the Parallelogram
a. 20 cm | ______ | 246 cm²
b. ______ | 15 cm | 154.5 cm²
c. ______ | 8.4 cm | 48.72 cm²
d. 15.6 cm | ______ | 16.38 cm²

Formula: Area = base × height

(a) height = Area / base = 246 / 20 = 12.3 cm

(b) base = Area / height = 154.5 / 15 = 10.3 cm

(c) base = Area / height = 48.72 / 8.4 = 5.8 cm

(d) height = Area / base = 16.38 / 15.6 = 1.05 cm

Q4. Find the missing values:
(Triangle Table)
Base | Height | Area of Triangle
a. 15 cm | ______ | 87 cm²
b. ______ | 31.4 mm | 1256 mm²
c. 22 cm | ______ | 170.5 cm²

Formula: Area = ½ × base × height ⇒ base × height = 2 × Area

(a) height = (2 × 87) / 15 = 174 / 15 = 11.6 cm

(b) base = (2 × 1256) / 31.4 = 2512 / 31.4 = 80 mm

(c) height = (2 × 170.5) / 22 = 341 / 22 = 15.5 cm

Q5. PQRS is a parallelogram (Fig 11.23). QM is the height from Q to SR and QN is the height from Q to PS. If SR = 12 cm and QM = 7.6 cm. Find:
(a) the area of the parallegram PQRS
(b) QN, if PS = 8 cm

(a) For parallelogram PQRS, taking base SR = 12 cm. Then height QM = 7.6 cm.
Area = base × height = 12 × 7.6 = 91.2 cm².

(b) We know Area = 91.2 cm².
Now taking base PS = 8 cm. Then corresponding height is QN.
Area = PS × QN
91.2 = 8 × QN
QN = 91.2 / 8 = 11.4 cm.

Q6. DL and BM are the heights on sides AB and AD respectively of parallelogram ABCD. If the area of the parallelogram is 1470 cm², AB = 35 cm and AD = 49 cm, find the length of BM and DL.

Area of parallelogram = 1470 cm².

Taking base AB = 35 cm, the corresponding height is DL.
Area = AB × DL
1470 = 35 × DL
DL = 1470 / 35 = 42 cm.


Taking base AD = 49 cm, the corresponding height is BM.
Area = AD × BM
1470 = 49 × BM
BM = 1470 / 49 = 30 cm.

Q7. ΔABC is right angled at A. AD is perpendicular to BC. If AB = 5 cm, BC = 13 cm and AC = 12 cm, Find the area of ΔABC. Also find the length of AD.

Since the triangle is right angled at A, sides AB and AC form the base and height.
Taking base AB = 5 cm and height AC = 12 cm:
Area of ΔABC = ½ × base × height
Area = ½ × 5 × 12 = 30 cm².


Now, let's take base BC = 13 cm and height AD.
Area of ΔABC = ½ × BC × AD
30 = ½ × 13 × AD
60 = 13 × AD
AD = 60 / 13 = 4.61 cm (approx).

Q8. ΔABC is isosceles with AB = AC = 7.5 cm and BC = 9 cm. The height AD from A to BC, is 6 cm. Find the area of ΔABC. What will be the height from C to AB i.e., CE?

Base BC = 9 cm, Height AD = 6 cm.
Area of ΔABC = ½ × BC × AD
Area = ½ × 9 × 6 = 27 cm².


Now taking base AB = 7.5 cm, let height from C to AB be CE.
Area = ½ × AB × CE
27 = ½ × 7.5 × CE
54 = 7.5 × CE
CE = 54 / 7.5 = 7.2 cm.

Exercise 11.3

Q1. Find the circumference of the circles with the following radius (Take π = 22/7):
(a) 14 cm
(b) 28 mm
(c) 21 cm

Circumference of a circle = 2πr

(a) r = 14 cm
C = 2 × (22/7) × 14 = 2 × 22 × 2 = 88 cm.

(b) r = 28 mm
C = 2 × (22/7) × 28 = 2 × 22 × 4 = 176 mm.

(c) r = 21 cm
C = 2 × (22/7) × 21 = 2 × 22 × 3 = 132 cm.

Q2. Find the area of the following circles, given that (Take π = 22/7):
(a) radius = 14 mm
(b) diameter = 49 m
(c) radius = 5 cm

Area of a circle = πr²

(a) r = 14 mm
Area = (22/7) × 14 × 14 = 22 × 2 × 14 = 616 mm².

(b) d = 49 m ⇒ r = 49/2 m = 24.5 m
Area = (22/7) × 24.5 × 24.5 = (22/7) × (49/2) × (49/2) = 11 × 7 × 24.5 = 1886.5 m².

(c) r = 5 cm
Area = (22/7) × 5 × 5 = (22/7) × 25 = 550 / 7 = 78.57 cm² (approx).

Q3. If the circumference of a circular sheet is 154 m, find its radius. Also find the area of the sheet. (Take π = 22/7)

Circumference = 154 m
2πr = 154
2 × (22/7) × r = 154
r = (154 × 7) / (2 × 22) = (154 × 7) / 44 = 7 × 7 / 2 (since 154 / 22 = 7)
r = 49 / 2 = 24.5 m.

Area = πr²
Area = (22/7) × 24.5 × 24.5 = 11 × 7 × 24.5 = 1886.5 m².

Q4. A gardener wants to fence a circular garden of diameter 21m. Find the length of the rope he needs to purchase, if he makes 2 rounds of fence. Also find the cost of the rope, if it costs Rs 4 per meter. (Take π = 22/7)

Diameter of the circular garden (d) = 21 m
Radius (r) = 21 / 2 = 10.5 m
Circumference of the garden = πd = (22/7) × 21 = 22 × 3 = 66 m.

The gardener makes 2 rounds of fence.
Length of rope required = 2 × Circumference = 2 × 66 = 132 m.

Cost of rope per meter = Rs 4
Total Cost = 132 × 4 = Rs 528.

Q5. From a circular sheet of radius 4 cm, a circle of radius 3 cm is removed. Find the area of the remaining sheet. (Take π = 3.14)

Radius of outer circular sheet (R) = 4 cm
Radius of inner removed circle (r) = 3 cm

Area of remaining sheet = Outer Area - Inner Area
= πR² - πr² = π(R² - r²)
= 3.14 × (4² - 3²)
= 3.14 × (16 - 9)
= 3.14 × 7 = 21.98 cm².

Q6. Saima wants to put a lace on the edge of a circular table cover of diameter 1.5 m. Find the length of the lace required and also find its cost if one meter of the lace costs Rs 15. (Take π = 3.14)

Diameter of the circular cover (d) = 1.5 m
Length of lace required = Circumference = πd
= 3.14 × 1.5 = 4.71 m.

Cost of 1 meter lace = Rs 15
Total Cost = 4.71 × 15 = Rs 70.65.

Q7. Find the perimeter of the adjoining figure, which is a semicircle including its diameter.

Diameter = 10 cm ⇒ Radius (r) = 5 cm.
Perimeter of the figure = Length of the semicircular arc + Length of diameter
Perimeter = πr + d
= (22/7) × 5 + 10
= 110/7 + 10 = 15.71 + 10 = 25.71 cm.

Q8. Find the cost of polishing a circular table-top of diameter 1.6 m, if the rate of polishing is Rs 15/m². (Take π = 3.14)

Diameter = 1.6 m ⇒ Radius (r) = 0.8 m.
Area of the circular table-top = πr²
= 3.14 × (0.8)² = 3.14 × 0.64 = 2.0096 m².

Rate of polishing = Rs 15 per m².
Cost of polishing = Area × Rate
Cost = 2.0096 × 15 = Rs 30.14 (approx).

Q9. Shazli took a wire of length 44 cm and bent it into the shape of a circle. Find the radius of that circle. Also find its area. If the same wire is bent into the shape of a square, what will be the length of each of its sides? Which figure encloses more area, the circle or the square? (Take π = 22/7)

For Circle:
Length of wire = Circumference of circle = 44 cm
2πr = 44
2 × (22/7) × r = 44
(44/7) × r = 44
r = (44 × 7) / 44 = 7 cm.
Area of circle = πr² = (22/7) × 7 × 7 = 154 cm².


For Square:
Length of wire = Perimeter of square = 44 cm
4 × side = 44
side = 44 / 4 = 11 cm.
Area of square = side × side = 11 × 11 = 121 cm².


Comparing areas: 154 cm² (Circle) > 121 cm² (Square).
Thus, the circle encloses more area.

Q10. From a circular card sheet of radius 14 cm, two circles of radius 3.5 cm and a rectangle of length 3 cm and breadth 1 cm are removed. Find the area of the remaining sheet. (Take π = 22/7)

Radius of large circular sheet (R) = 14 cm
Area = πR² = (22/7) × 14 × 14 = 22 × 2 × 14 = 616 cm².

Radius of one small circle (r) = 3.5 cm = 7/2 cm
Area of two small circles = 2 × [πr²] = 2 × [(22/7) × (7/2) × (7/2)] = 2 × [77/2] = 77 cm².

Area of rectangle = length × breadth = 3 × 1 = 3 cm².

Total area removed = Area of 2 circles + Area of rectangle = 77 + 3 = 80 cm².

Area of the remaining sheet = Total area - Area removed
= 616 - 80 = 536 cm².

Q11. A circle of radius 2 cm is cut out from a square piece of an aluminium sheet of side 6 cm. What is the area of the left over aluminium sheet? (Take π = 3.14)

Area of square aluminium sheet = side × side = 6 × 6 = 36 cm².

Area of circle cut out = πr² = 3.14 × 2 × 2 = 3.14 × 4 = 12.56 cm².

Leftover area = Area of square - Area of circle
= 36 - 12.56 = 23.44 cm².

Q12. The circumference of a circle is 31.4 cm. Find the radius and the area of the circle? (Take π = 3.14)

Circumference = 31.4 cm
2πr = 31.4
2 × 3.14 × r = 31.4
6.28 × r = 31.4
r = 31.4 / 6.28 = 5 cm.

Area = πr² = 3.14 × (5)² = 3.14 × 25 = 78.5 cm².

Exercise 11.4

Q1. A garden is 90 m long and 75 m broad. A path 5 m wide is to be built outside and around it. Find the area of the path. Also find the area of the garden in hectare.

Length of garden (l) = 90 m, Breadth of garden (b) = 75 m
Area of garden = l × b = 90 × 75 = 6750 m².

Since 1 hectare = 10000 m²
Area of garden in hectares = 6750 / 10000 = 0.675 hectare.

Path width = 5 m
Outer length = 90 + 5 + 5 = 100 m
Outer breadth = 75 + 5 + 5 = 85 m
Outer area = 100 × 85 = 8500 m².

Area of path = Outer Area - Inner Area of garden
= 8500 - 6750 = 1750 m².

Q2. A 3 m wide path runs outside and around a rectangular park of length 125 m and breadth 65 m. Find the area of the path.

Inner length = 125 m, Inner breadth = 65 m
Inner area = 125 × 65 = 8125 m².

Path width = 3 m
Outer length = 125 + 3 + 3 = 131 m
Outer breadth = 65 + 3 + 3 = 71 m
Outer area = 131 × 71 = 9301 m².

Area of path = Outer Area - Inner Area
= 9301 - 8125 = 1176 m².

Q3. A picture is painted on a cardboard 8 cm long and 5 cm wide such that there is a margin of 1.5 cm along each of its sides. Find the total area of the margin.

Outer length (cardboard) = 8 cm
Outer breadth = 5 cm
Outer Area = 8 × 5 = 40 cm².

Margin width = 1.5 cm
Inner length (picture) = 8 - (1.5 × 2) = 8 - 3 = 5 cm
Inner breadth = 5 - (1.5 × 2) = 5 - 3 = 2 cm
Inner Area = 5 × 2 = 10 cm².

Total area of margin = Outer Area - Inner Area
= 40 - 10 = 30 cm².

Q4. A verandah of width 2.25 m is constructed all along outside a room which is 5.5 m long and 4 m wide. Find:
(i) the area of the verandah.
(ii) the cost of cementing the floor of the verandah at the rate of Rs 200 per m².

Inner room length = 5.5 m, Inner breadth = 4 m
Inner Area = 5.5 × 4 = 22 m².

Width of verandah = 2.25 m
Outer length = 5.5 + (2.25 × 2) = 5.5 + 4.5 = 10 m
Outer breadth = 4 + (2.25 × 2) = 4 + 4.5 = 8.5 m
Outer Area = 10 × 8.5 = 85 m².

(i) Area of the verandah = Outer Area - Inner Area
= 85 - 22 = 63 m².


(ii) Rate of cementing = Rs 200 per m².
Cost of cementing = 63 × 200 = Rs 12,600.

Q5. A path 1 m wide is built along the border and inside a square garden of side 30 m. Find:
(i) the area of the path
(ii) the cost of planting grass in the remaining portion of the garden at the rate of Rs 40 per m².

Outer side of square garden = 30 m
Outer Area = 30 × 30 = 900 m².

Path width = 1 m. Path is inside.
Inner side = 30 - (1 × 2) = 30 - 2 = 28 m
Inner Area = 28 × 28 = 784 m².

(i) Area of the path = Outer Area - Inner Area
= 900 - 784 = 116 m².


(ii) Area of remaining portion (inner area) to plant grass = 784 m².
Rate = Rs 40 per m².
Cost = 784 × 40 = Rs 31,360.

Q6. Two cross roads, each of width 10 m, cut at right angles through the centre of a rectangular park of length 700 m and breadth 300 m and parallel to its sides. Find the area of the roads. Also find the area of the park excluding cross roads. Give the answer in hectares.

Length (l) = 700 m, Breadth (b) = 300 m.
Area of the park = 700 × 300 = 2,10,000 m².

Width of cross roads = 10 m.
Area of road parallel to length = 700 × 10 = 7000 m².
Area of road parallel to breadth = 300 × 10 = 3000 m².
Area of common central square intersection = 10 × 10 = 100 m².

Area of the roads = Area of road 1 + Area of road 2 - Common area
= 7000 + 3000 - 100 = 10000 - 100 = 9900 m².

Area of roads in hectares = 9900 / 10000 = 0.99 hectares.


Area of park excluding cross roads = Area of park - Area of roads
= 2,10,000 - 9900 = 2,00,100 m².

Excluding area in hectares = 200100 / 10000 = 20.01 hectares.

Q7. Through a rectangular field of length 90 m and breadth 60 m, two roads are constructed which are parallel to the sides and cut each other at right angles through the centre of the fields. If the width of each road is 3 m, find:
(i) the area covered by the roads.
(ii) the cost of constructing the roads at the rate of Rs 110 per m².

Length = 90 m, Breadth = 60 m, Road width = 3 m.

(i) Area of road along length = 90 × 3 = 270 m².
Area of road along breadth = 60 × 3 = 180 m².
Common intersection area = 3 × 3 = 9 m².

Total area covered by the roads = 270 + 180 - 9
= 450 - 9 = 441 m².


(ii) Cost of constructing roads = Area × Rate
= 441 × 110 = Rs 48,510.

Q8. Pragya wrapped a cord around a circular pipe of radius 4 cm (adjoining figure) and cut off the length required of the cord. Then she wrapped it around a square box of side 4 cm (also shown). Did she have any cord left? (Take π = 3.14)

Length of cord required around circular pipe = Circumference = 2πr
= 2 × 3.14 × 4 = 25.12 cm.

Length of cord required around the square box = Perimeter = 4 × side
= 4 × 4 = 16 cm.

Since 25.12 cm > 16 cm, yes, she had cord left over.

Cord left = 25.12 - 16 = 9.12 cm.

Q9. The adjoining figure represents a rectangular lawn with a circular flower bed in the middle. Find:
(i) the area of the whole land
(ii) the area of the flower bed
(iii) the area of the lawn excluding the area of the flower bed
(iv) the circumference of the flower bed

Let dimensions of rectangular lawn: Length = 10 m, Breadth = 5 m.
Let radius of circular flower bed = 2 m.

(i) Area of whole land (rectangle) = l × b
= 10 × 5 = 50 m².

(ii) Area of flower bed (circle) = πr²
= 3.14 × 2 × 2 = 12.56 m².

(iii) Area of lawn excluding flower bed = Total Area - Flowerbed Area
= 50 - 12.56 = 37.44 m².

(iv) Circumference of flower bed = 2πr
= 2 × 3.14 × 2 = 12.56 m.

Class 7 Maths - Perimeter and Area Practice Questions

Chapter 11: Perimeter and Area (Practice Questions)

RD Sharma / Extra Practice

Q1. The length and breadth of a rectangular field are in the ratio 5 : 4. If the perimeter of the field is 108 m, find the dimensions of the field.

Let length = 5x and breadth = 4x.
Perimeter = 2(l + b) = 2(5x + 4x) = 2(9x) = 18x.
18x = 108 ⇒ x = 108 / 18 = 6.
Length = 5(6) = 30 m.
Breadth = 4(6) = 24 m.

Q2. The area of a rectangular field is 3584 m² and its length is 64 m. A boy runs around the field at the rate of 6 km/h. How long will he take to go 5 times around it?

Area = l × b
3584 = 64 × b ⇒ b = 3584 / 64 = 56 m.
Perimeter of the field = 2(l + b) = 2(64 + 56) = 2(120) = 240 m.
Distance covered in 5 rounds = 5 × 240 = 1200 m = 1.2 km.
Speed = 6 km/h.
Time = Distance / Speed = 1.2 / 6 = 0.2 hours.
0.2 hours = 0.2 × 60 minutes = 12 minutes.

Q3. The length of a rectangle is twice its breadth. If the area of the rectangle is 288 cm², find its perimeter.

Let breadth = x. Then length = 2x.
Area = l × b = (2x)(x) = 2x².
2x² = 288 ⇒ x² = 144 ⇒ x = 12 cm.
Breadth = 12 cm, Length = 24 cm.
Perimeter = 2(24 + 12) = 2(36) = 72 cm.

Q4. The cost of fencing a square field at Rs 16 per meter is Rs 3200. Find the cost of reaping the field at Rs 35 per 100 m².

Perimeter of field = Total Cost / Rate = 3200 / 16 = 200 m.
Side of square = Perimeter / 4 = 200 / 4 = 50 m.
Area of the field = 50 × 50 = 2500 m².
Cost of reaping per 100 m² = Rs 35.
Total Cost = (2500 / 100) × 35 = 25 × 35 = Rs 875.

Q5. The area of a parallelogram is 338 cm². If its altitude is twice the corresponding base, determine the base and the altitude.

Let base = x. Then altitude = 2x.
Area = base × altitude = x × 2x = 2x².
2x² = 338 ⇒ x² = 169 ⇒ x = 13 cm.
Base = 13 cm.
Altitude = 2(13) = 26 cm.

Q6. In a triangle, the base is 15 cm and the area is 120 cm². Find the corresponding height of the triangle.

Area = ½ × base × height
120 = ½ × 15 × h
240 = 15h
h = 240 / 15 = 16 cm.

Q7. The base and height of a triangle are in the ratio 4 : 5. If the area is 90 cm², find its base and height.

Let base = 4x and height = 5x.
Area = ½ × 4x × 5x = 10x².
10x² = 90 ⇒ x² = 9 ⇒ x = 3 cm.
Base = 4(3) = 12 cm.
Height = 5(3) = 15 cm.

Q8. A rectangular garden 30 m long and 24 m wide has a 2 m wide path joining the mid-points of opposite sides. Find the area of the path.

This forms two cross paths parallel to length and breadth.
Area of path parallel to length = 30 × 2 = 60 m².
Area of path parallel to breadth = 24 × 2 = 48 m².
Area of common square = 2 × 2 = 4 m².
Total Area = 60 + 48 - 4 = 108 - 4 = 104 m².

Q9. A rectangular park 60 m long and 40 m wide has two concrete crossroads running in the middle of the park and rest of the park has been used as a lawn. If the area of the lawn is 2109 m², find the width of the road.

Total area of park = 60 × 40 = 2400 m².
Let width of road be w.
Area of paths = Total Area - Lawn Area = 2400 - 2109 = 291 m².
Area of paths = (60w) + (40w) - (w²) = 100w - w².
w² - 100w + 291 = 0.
w² - 97w - 3w + 291 = 0 ⇒ w(w - 97) - 3(w - 97) = 0.
(w - 3)(w - 97) = 0. Since w cannot be 97 (greater than width), w = 3 m.

Q10. Calculate the area of a circle whose circumference is 44 cm. (Use π = 22/7)

2πr = 44
2 × (22/7) × r = 44
r = (44 × 7) / 44 = 7 cm.
Area = πr² = (22/7) × 7 × 7 = 154 cm².

Q11. The radii of two circles are 20 cm and 13 cm respectively. Find the radius of the circle which has circumference equal to the sum of the circumferences of the two circles.

C1 = 2π(20) = 40π
C2 = 2π(13) = 26π
Sum of circumferences = 40π + 26π = 66π.
Let radius of new circle be R. Then 2πR = 66π.
2R = 66 ⇒ R = 33 cm.

Q12. The inner circumference of a circular track is 220 m. The track is 7 m wide everywhere. Calculate the cost of putting up a fence along the outer circle at the rate of Rs 20 per metre.

Inner circumference = 220 m
2 × (22/7) × r = 220 ⇒ r = (220 × 7) / 44 = 35 m.
Outer radius (R) = inner radius + width = 35 + 7 = 42 m.
Outer circumference = 2 × (22/7) × 42 = 2 × 22 × 6 = 264 m.
Cost of fencing = Outer circumference × Rate = 264 × 20 = Rs 5280.

Q13. A wire bent in the shape of a circle of radius 28 cm is unbent and then rebent in the shape of a square. Find the side of the square.

Length of wire = Circumference of circle = 2πr
= 2 × (22/7) × 28 = 2 × 22 × 4 = 176 cm.
Perimeter of square = Length of wire = 176 cm.
4 × side = 176 ⇒ side = 176 / 4 = 44 cm.

Q14. The ratio of circumferences of two circles is 3 : 5. Find the ratio of their areas.

C1 / C2 = 3 / 5 ⇒ (2πr1) / (2πr2) = 3 / 5 ⇒ r1 / r2 = 3 / 5.
Ratio of areas = (πr1²) / (πr2²) = (r1 / r2)²
= (3 / 5)² = 9 / 25.
Ratio is 9 : 25.

Q15. The hour hand of a clock is 4.5 cm long. What distance does its tip cover in 12 hours?

In 12 hours, the hour hand completes exactly 1 full rotation.
Radius (r) = 4.5 cm.
Distance covered = 1 circumference = 2πr
= 2 × (22/7) × 4.5 = (44 × 4.5) / 7 = 198 / 7 ≈ 28.28 cm.

Q16. A wheel has a radius of 28 cm. How many revolutions will it make to travel 704 metres?

Radius (r) = 28 cm = 0.28 m.
Distance per revolution = Circumference = 2 × (22/7) × 0.28 = 2 × 22 × 0.04 = 1.76 m.
Number of revolutions = Total Distance / Distance per rev
= 704 / 1.76 = 400 revolutions.

Q17. A piece of wire is in the form of a rectangle whose length and breadth are 40 cm and 26 cm respectively. It is bent into the shape of a circle. Find the radius of the circle.

Length of wire = Perimeter of rectangle = 2(40 + 26) = 2(66) = 132 cm.
Circumference of formed circle = 132 cm
2πr = 132 ⇒ 2 × (22/7) × r = 132
(44/7) × r = 132 ⇒ r = (132 × 7) / 44 = 3 × 7 = 21 cm.

Q18. The area of a circular track is 1232 m². The inner radius is 14 m. Find the width of the track.

Let outer radius be R and inner radius r = 14 m.
Area of track = πR² - πr² = π(R² - r²)
1232 = (22/7)(R² - 14²)
R² - 196 = (1232 × 7) / 22 = 56 × 7 = 392.
R² = 392 + 196 = 588.
R = √588 ≈ 24.25 m.
Width of track = R - r = 24.25 - 14 = 10.25 m.

Q19. Find the perimeter of a semicircle with radius 14 cm.

Perimeter of a semicircle = πr + 2r (arc length + diameter).
P = (22/7) × 14 + 2(14)
P = (22 × 2) + 28 = 44 + 28 = 72 cm.

Q20. An equilateral triangle has an area of 16√3 cm². Find the length of each side.

Area of equilateral triangle = (√3 / 4) × side².
16√3 = (√3 / 4) × side²
16 = side² / 4
side² = 64
side = 8 cm.

Class 7 Maths - Perimeter and Area Summary

Chapter 11: Perimeter and Area (Concepts & Summary)

1. Basic Definitions

  • Perimeter: The total distance strictly around the outer edge of a closed plane figure.
  • Area: The amount of space enclosed within the boundary of a closed plane figure.

2. Square & Rectangle

  • Square:
    • Perimeter = 4 × side
    • Area = side × side = side²
  • Rectangle:
    • Perimeter = 2 × (length + breadth)
    • Area = length × breadth

3. Triangle & Parallelogram

  • Parallelogram:
    • Area = base × height
    • The height is the perpendicular distance between the given base and its opposite parallel side.
  • Triangle:
    • Area = ½ × base × height
    • Since two congruent triangles can form a parallelogram, the area of a triangle is beautifully strictly half the area of a parallelogram with the same base and corresponding height.

4. Circle

  • Circumference (Perimeter of a circle):
    • C = 2 × π × r
    • C = π × d (where d is diameter = 2r)
    • π (Pi) is approximately 3.14 or 22/7.
  • Area of Circle:
    • Area = π × r² (where r is the radius).

5. Conversions of Important Core Units

  • 1 cm = 10 mm
  • 1 m = 100 cm
  • 1 km = 1000 m
  • Area Conversions (Always Square the linear conversion):
    • 1 cm² = 1 cm × 1 cm = 10 mm × 10 mm = 100 mm²
    • 1 m² = 1 m × 1 m = 100 cm × 100 cm = 10,000 cm²
    • 1 hectare (ha) = 100 m × 100 m = 10,000 m²
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