Perimeter and Area

In-Text Questions
Activity (Text book Page No. 39)
Question 1.
Observe the following shapes and answer the questions given below.

i) Mark the closed shapes as ‘✓’ and open shapes as ‘✗’

ii) Find the measure of the boundary of closed shapes by using a ruler.
iii) Which closed shape has the shortest boundary?
iv) Which closed shape has the longest boundary?
Activity to be done by the students themselves

Try this (Text book Page No. 40)

Question 1.

Is the perimeter of the given shape possible ? why ?

Solution:
Not possible. Because perimeter is the length of the boundaries of any closed shape. It is not a closed shape.
Try These (Text book Page No.41)

Question 1.
Draw a shape with perimeter 16 cm in a dot sheet.
Solution:

Question 2.
What is the perimeter of a rectangle if the length is twice its breadth?
Solution:
Perimeter of a rectangle = 2(l + b) units
= 2 × (2b + b) units
= 2 × 3b units = 6b units

Perimeter of a rectangle = 6b units.

Question 3.
What would be the perimeter of a square if its side is reduced to half?
Solution:
Let a side of a square = s units.

Question 4.
What is the perimeter of a triangle if all sides are equal in length?
Solution:
Perimeter of a triangle P = sum of its 3 sides.
If all sides are equal, it is an equilateral triangle with side say a.
Perimeter = a + a + a units = 3a units
Activity (Text book Page No. 41)

Question 1.
Choose any five items like Table, A4 sheet, Note-book, etc in the classroom. Guess the approximate length of each side by
observation and write down the estimated perimeter of the item. Then, measure by using ruler and record the actual
perimeter and find the difference in the following table (to the nearest cm)

Solution:
Activity to be done by the students themselves

Try this (Text book Page No. 42)

Question 1.

Can different shapes have the same perimeter

Solution:
Yes, different shapes can have the same perimeter.

Try These (Text book Page No. 43)

Question 1.
Find the breadth of the rectangle with perimeter 14 m and length 4 m.
Solution:
Given perimeter of the rectangle P = 14 m
length l = 4 m

Question 2.
The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 21 cm. Find the measure of equal sides given that the third side is 5 cm.
Solution:
Perimeter of the triangle P = (a + b + c) units.
21 = [(a + b) + 5] cm
21 – 5 = a + b
16 = a + b
Here a and b are equal sides and let a = b
16 = a + a
2a = 16
16
a =
2

a = 8 cm.
∴ Equal sides measure 8 cm.

Try these (Text book Page No. 44)

Question 1.
Find the number of tiles required to fill the area of following figures

Solution:
i) Total number of tiles required = 16
Number of tiles already filled = 7
Remaining required tiles = 16 – 7 = 9
ii) Total number of tiles required = 12
Number of tiles already filled = 6
Remaining required tiles = 12 – 6 = 6
iii) Total number of tiles required = 12
Number of tiles already filled = 6
Remaining required tiles = 12 – 6 = 6
iv) Total number of tiles required = 16
Number of tiles already filled = 8
Remaining required tiles = 16 – 8 = 8

Activity (Text book Page No. 45)

Question 1.
Mark the base and height of the following right angled triangle.

Solution:
Activity to be done by the students themselves

Try These (Text book Page No. 45)

Question 1.
Draw the following in a graph sheet?
i) Two different rectangles whose areas are 16cm2
Solution:
Activity (Text book Page No. 46)

Question 1.
Find the area of the given ‘L’ shaped rectangular figure by dividing it into squares of equal sizes
Solution:
Activity to be done by the students themselves

Try this (Text book Page No.46)

Question 2.
Can you find the area of ‘L’ shaped figure as the difference between two areas.
Solution:
Here Area of L shape = (Area of the rectangle ABCD)
(Area of the rectangle GFHB) = (2 × 3) – (2 × 1) cm2
= 6 – 2 cm2 = 4 cm2

Try these (Text book Page No. 46)

Question 1.
Measure using ruler and find the perimeter of each of the following diagram

Solution:
i) Perimeter = 2.5 + 0.5 + 1 + 1 + 0.5 + 1 + 0.5 + 1 + 0.5 + 1.5 = 10 cm
ii) Perimeter = 2.5 + 0.5 + 2.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 cm = 6.5 cm
iii) Perimeter = 0.5 + 1 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 1 + 1 + 0.5 + 1 + 1.5 + 0.5 + 1 + 0.5 cm = 9 cm
iv) Perimeter = 2 + 0.5 + 1.5 + 1.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 2 + 1 cm = 9.5 cm

Activity (Text book Page No 46)

Question 1.
Form all possible shapes of perimeter 80 cm with 9 identical squares, each of side 4 cm.
Solution:
Activity to be done by the students themselves

Activity

Question 2.
Cut a rectangular sheet along one of its diagonals. Two identical scalene right angled triangles are obtained. Join them
along their sides of identical length in all possible ways. Six different shapes can be obtained. Four of them are given. Find
the remaining two shapes. Find the perimeter of all the six shapes and fill in the table.
Based on the above activity answer the following questions:
i) Are the perimeters same for all the shapes?
ii) Which shape has the longest perimeter?
iii) Which shape has the shortest perimeter?
iv) Are the areas of all the shapes same? why?
Solution:
Activity to be done by the students themselves

Try These (Text book Page No. 49)

Question 1.
Find the approximate area of the following figures:
Solution:

Try these (Text book Page No. 50)

Question 2.
Fill in the blanks.
(i) 7 cm2 = ____ mm2
Hint: 1 cm2 = 100 m
Solution:
700

(ii) 10 m2 = ___ cm2

Hint: 1 m2 = 10000 cm2
Solution:
1,00,000

(iii) 3 km2 = ____ m2

Hint: 1 km2 = 1000000
Solution:
30,00,000
 Perimeter and Area

Ex 3.1
Question 1.
The table given below contains some measures of the rectangle. Find the unknown values.

Solution:
(i) Area of the rectangle = (length × breadth) sq unit.
Perimeter of a rectangle = 2(1 + b) units.
l = 5 cm
b = 8 cm
∴ p = 2 (l + b) cm = 2 (5 + 8) cm = 2 × 13 cm
p = 26 cm
Area = (l × b) cm2 = (5 × 8) cm2
A = 40 cm2

(ii) l = 13 cm
p = 54 cm
Perimeter = 2 (l + b) units
54 = 2 (13 + b) cm
54

2
= 13 + b
27 = 13 + b
b = 27 – 13
b = 14 cm
Area = l × b sq. unit = 13 × 14 cm2
A = 182 cm2

(iii) b = 15 cm
p = 60 cm
p = 2 (l + b) units
60 = 2 (l + 15) cm
60

2
= l + 15
30 = l + 15
l = 30 – 15 .
l = 15 cm
Area = l × b unit2 = 15 × 15 cm2 = 225 cm2
A = 225 cm2

(iv) l = 10 m
Area = 120 sq metre
Area = l × b sq.m
120 = 10 × 6
b= 120

10

b = 12 m
Perimeter =2 (l + b) units = 2(10 + 12) units = 2 × 22 m
A = 44 m

(v) b = 4 feet.
Area = 20 sq. feet
Area = l × b sq .feet
20 = l × 4
l= 20

4
feet
l = 5 feet
Perimeter = 2 (l + b) units.
p = 2 (5 + 4) feet = 2 × 9
p = 18 feet
Completing the unknown values in the table.

Question 2.
The table given below contains some measures of the square. Find the unknown values.

Solution:
Perimeter of a square = (4 × side) units
Area of a square = (side × side) unit2
(i) s = 6 cm
Perimeter = 4s units = 4 × 6 cm = 24 cm
P = 24 cm
Area = s × s unit2 = 6 × 6 cm2 = 36 cm2
A = 36 cm2

(ii) Perimeter = 4 × s unit

100 = (4 × s) m
100

4
=s
s = 25 m
Area = s × s unit2= 25 × 25 m2 = 625m2
A = 625m2

(iii) Area = s × s unit2

49 = s × s square feet
s2 = 72
s = 7 feet
Perimeter = 4 × s unit = 4 × 7 feet = 28 feet
Perimeter = 28 feet
Completing the unknown values in the table

Question 3.
The table given below contains some measures of the triangle. Find the unknown values.

Solution:
Area of the right triangle = × (base × height) unit2
1

(i) b = 20 cm
h = 40 cm
Area = (b × h) cm2 = × 20 × 40 = 400 cm2
1

2
1

A = 400 cm2

(ii) b = 5 feet
Area = × b × h unit2
1

= 20 = × 5 × h sq. feet
1

2
20×2

5
=h
h = 8 feet

(iii) Area = 1

2
× (base × height) unit2
24 = 1

2
× b × 12 m2
base = 24×2

12
m=4m
Base = 4m
Tabulating the unknown values

Question 4.
The table given below contains some measures of the triangles. Find the unknown values.

Solution:
Perimeter of a triangle = sum of three sides.
(i) Perimeter = 6 + 5 + 2 cm = 13 cm
p = 13 cm

(ii) Perimeter = (side 1 + side 2 + side 3) m

17 = (side 1 + 8 + 3) m
17 m = (side 1 + 11) m
side 1 = 17 – 11 = 6m

(iii) Perimeter = side 1 + side 2 + side 3

28 feet = 11 feet + side 2 + 9 feet
28 ft = 20 feet + side 2
28 – 20 = side 2
side = 8 feet
Tabulating the unknowns.

Question 5.
Fill in the blanks.
i) 5 cm2 = mm2
Hint: 1 cm2 = 100 mm2
ii) 26 m2 = cm2
Hint: 1 m2 = 10000
iii) 8 km2 = m2
Hint 4 1 km2– 1000000 m2
Solution:
(i) 500
(ii) 2,60,000
(iii) 80,00,000

Question 6.
Find the perimeter and area of the following shapes.

Solution:
(i) Perimeter = (4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4) cm = 48 cm
Perimeter = 48 cm
Area of 5 squares of side 4 cm
Area of a square = (side × side) unit2
∴ A = 5 × (4 × 4) cm2 = 5 × 16 cm2 = 80 cm2
80 cm2

(ii) Perimeter = (4 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 5)cm = 36cm

Perimeter = 36 cm
Area of a square of side 3cm + Area of 4 right triangles
= (3 × 3) + [4 × × 4 × 3] cm2 = (9 + 24) cm2 = 33 cm2
1

Area = 33 cm2

(iii) Perimeter = (50 + 12 + 13 + 40 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 5) cm = 150 cm

Perimeter = 150 cm
Area = Area of a rectangle + Area of a square + Area of a right triangle.
= (l × b) + (s × s) + ( × b × h) cm2
1

= (50 × 5) + (10 × 10) + 1

2
× 12 × 5) cm2
= (250 + 100 + 30) cm2 = 380 cm2
Area = 380 cm2

Question 7.
Find the perimeter and area of the rectangle whose length is 6 m and breadth 4 m.
Solution:
l = 6 m, b = 4 m Perimeter of the rectangle
= 2 (l + b) units
= 2 (6 + 4) m
= 2 (10) m
= 20 m
Area of the rectangle = l × b sq units
= 4 × 6 m²
= 24 m²

Question 8.
Find the perimeter and the area of the square whose side is 8 cm.
Solution:
Perimeter of a square = (4 × side) units
Side = 8 cm
∴ Perimeter = 4 × 8 cm = 32 cm
Perimeter = 32 cm
Area of a square = (side × side) unit2 = (8 × 8) cm2 = 64 cm2
Area = 64 cm2

Question 9.
Find the perimeter and area of the right angled triangle whose sides are 6 feet, 8 feet and 10 feet.
Solution:
Perimeter of the triangle
= (a + b + c) units
= (6 + 8 + 10) feet
= 24 feet
Area of the triangle = × b × h sq units
1

2
1

2
× 6³× 8 feet square
= 24 sq. feet

Question 10.
Find the perimeter of
i) A scalene triangle with sides 7 m, 8 m, 10 m
ii) An isosceles triangle with equal sides 10 cm each and third side is 7 cm.
iii) An Equilateral triangle with side 6 cm.
Solution:
i) Perimeter of a scalene triangle = (7 + 8 + 10) m = 25 m
ii) The three sides of the isosceles triangle are 10 cm, 10 cm and 7 cm
∴ Perimeter = (10 + 10 + 7) cm = 27 cm
iii) An equilateral triangle with side 6 cm.
The sides of equilateral triangle are 6 cm, 6 cm and 6 cm
∴ Perimeter = (6 + 6 + 6) cm = 18 cm
Question 11.
The area of a rectangular shaped photo is 820 sq. cm. and its width is 20 cm. What is its length?
Also find its perimeter.
Solution:
Given Area = 820 cm²
Width = 20 cm
Area of the rectangle
= l × b sq. units
820 = l × 20
820

20
=l
41 = l
length l = 41 cm
Perimeter = 2(l + b) units
= 2(41 + 20) cm
= 2(61) cm
= 122 cm

Question 12.
A square park has 40 m as its perimeter. What is the length of its side? Also find its area.
Solution:
Given perimeter = 40 m
Perimeter of a square = 4 × Length of a side
40 = 4 × Length of a side
∴ Length of its side = 40

4
m=0m
∴ Side of the park = 10m
Area of a square = (Side × side) unit2 = (10 × 10) m2 = 100 m2
∴ Area of the Park = 100 m2

Question 13.
The scalene triangle has 40 cm as its perimeter and whose two sides are 13 cm and 15 cm, find the
third side.
Solution:
Let the third side be C
perimeter = (a + b + c) units
40 = 13 + 15 + C
40 = 28 + C
C = 40 – 28
C = 12 units
C = 12 cm

Question 14.
A field is in the shape of right angled triangle whose base is 25 m and height 20 m. Find the cost of
levelling the field at the rate of ₹ 45/- per sq. m.
Solution:
Area of a right angled triangle = × (base × height) unit2
1

base = 25 m
height = 20 m
∴ Area = × (25 × 20)
1

Area = 250 m2
Cost of levelling per m2 = ₹ 45.
∴ Cost of levelling 250 m2 = 250 × 45 = ₹ 11,250
Cost of levelling = ₹ 11,250

Question 15.
A square of side 2 cm is joined with a rectangle of length 15 cm and breadth 10 cm. Find the
perimeter of the combined shape.
Solution:
Perimeter of the combined shape = Lengths of the outer boundaries
= (15 + 10 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 13 + 10) cm = 54 cm
Perimeter = 54 cm

Objective Type Questions

Question 16.
The following figures are of equal area. Which figure has the least perimeter?

Solution:
Hint:
(a) 12 units
(b) 10 units
(c) 12 units
(d) 12 units

Question 17.
If two identical rectangles of perimeter 30 cm are joined together, then the perimeter of the new
shape will be
(a) equal to 60 cm
(b) less than 60 cm
(c) greater than 60 cm
(d) equal to 45 cm
Solution:
(b) less than 60 cm
Hint:

Question 18.
If every side of a rectangle is doubled, then its area becomes times.
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6
Solution:
(c) 4

Question 19.
The side of a square is 10 cm. If its side is tripled, then by how many times will its perimeter
increase?
(a) 2 times
(b) 4 times
(c) 6 times
(d) 3 times
SolutionL
(d) 3 times
30 × 4 = 120 = 3 × 40

Question 20.
The length and breadth of a rectangular sheet of a paper are 15 cm and 12 cm respectively. A
rectangular piece is cut from one of its corners. Which of the following statement is correct for the
remaining sheet?
(a) Perimeter remains the same but the area changes
(b) Area remains the same but the perimeter changes
(c) There will be a change in both area and perimeter
(d) Both the area and perimeter remains the same
Solution:
(c) There will be a change in both area and perimeter
Hint:
Ex 3.2
Miscellaneous Practice Problems
Question 1.
A piece of wire is 36 cm long. What will be the length of each side if we form
i) a square
ii) an equilateral triangle.
Solution:
Given the length of the wire = 36 cm
i) When a square is formed out of it
The perimeter of the square = 36 cm
4 × side = 36
side = 36

4
= 9 cm
Side of the square

ii) When an equilateral triangle is formed out of it, its perimeter = 36 cm

i.e., side + side + side = 36 cm .
3 × side = 36 cm
side = 36

3
= 12 cm
One side of an equilateral triangle = 12 cm

Question 2.
From one vertex of an equilateral triangle with side 40 cm, an equilateral triangle with 6 cm side is
removed. What is the perimeter of the remaining portion?
Solution:
If an equilateral triangle of side 6 cm is removed the perimeter = (40 + 34 + 6 +34) cm = 114 cm
Perimeter of the remaining portion = 114 cm

Question 3.
Rahim and peter go for a morning walk, Rahim walks around a square path of side 50 m and Peter
walks around a rectangular path with length 40 m and breadth 30 m. If both of them walk 2 rounds
each, who covers more distance and by how much?
Solution:
Distance covered by Rahim
= 50 × 4 m
= 200 m
If he walks 2 rounds, distance covered = 2 × 200 m
= 400 m
Distance covered by peter
= 2 (40 + 30) m
= 2(70)m
= 140 m
If he walks 2 rounds, distance covered = 2 × 140 m
= 280 m
∴ Rahim covers more distance by (400 – 280) = 120 m

Question 4.
The length of a rectangular park is 14 m more than its breadth. If the perimeter of the park is 200
m, what is its length? Find the area of the park?
Solution:
Given length of rectangular park is 14m more than its breadth.
Let the breadth be b m .
∴ Length of the park will be l = b + 14 m
Given perimeter = 200 m
2 × (l + b) = 200 m
2 × (b + 14 + b) = 200 m [∵ l = b + 14]
2 × (2b + 14) = 200 m
2b + 14 = 200

2
m
2b + 14 = 100 m
2b = 100 – 14 m
2b = 86 m
b= m
86

b 43 m
Length Length of the park = 57 m
Area of a rectangle = (length × breadth) unit2
= (57 × 43) m2 = 2,451 m2
Area of the park = 2,451 m2

Question 5.
Your garden is in the shape of a square of side 5 m. Each side is to be fenced with 2 rows of wire.
Find how much amount is needed to fence the garden at Rs 10 per meter.
Solution:
a=5m
Perimeter of the garden
= 4 a units
=4×5m
= 20 m
For 1 row
Amount needed to fence l m= Rs 10
Amount needed to fence 20 m
= Rs 10 × 20
= Rs 200
For 2 rows
Total amount needed = 2 × Rs 200
= Rs 400

Challenge Problems

Question 6.
A closed shape has 20 equal sides and one of its sides is 3 cm. Find its perimeter.
Solution:
Number of equal sides in the shape = 20
One of its side = 3 cm
Perimeter = length of one side × Number of equal sides
∴ Perimeter = (3 × 20) cm = 60 cm
∴ Perimeter = 60 cm

Question 7.
A rectangle has length 40 cm and breadth 20 cm. How many squares with side 10 cm can be
formed from it.
Solution:
l = 40 cm, b = 20 cm
Area of the rectangle = l × b sq units
= 40 × 20 cm²
= 800 cm²
a = 10 cm
Area of the square = a × a sq. units
= 10 × 10 cm²
= 100 m²
No of squares formed = cm²
800

100

=8

Question 8.
The length of a rectangle is three times its breadth. If its perimeter is 64 cm, find the sides of the
rectangle.
Solution:
Given perimeter of a rectangle = 64 cm
Also given length is three times its breadth.
Let the breadth of the rectangle = b cm
∴ Length = 3 × b cm
Perimeter = 64 m
i.e., 2 × (l + b) = 64 m
2 × (3b + b) = 64 m
2 × 4b = 64m
4b = 64

2
= 32 m
b= 32

4
=8m
l = 3 × b = 3 × 8 = 24 m
∴ Breadth of the rectangle = 8 m
Length of the rectangle = 24 m

Question 9.
How many different rectangles can be made with a 48 cm long string? Find the possible pairs of
length and breadth of the rectangles.
Solution:
12 rectangles
(1, 23), (2, 22), (3, 21), (4, 20), (5, 19), (6, 18), (7, 17), (8, 16), (9, 15), (10, 14), (11, 13), (12, 12)

Question 10.
Draw a square B whose side is twice of the square A. Calculate the perimeters of the squares A and
B.
Solution:

Perimeter of A = s + s + s + s units = 4 s units

Perimeter of B = (2s + 2s + 2s + 2s) units
= 8s units = 2 (4s) units.
∴ Perimeter of B is twice perimeter of A

Question 11.
What will be the area of a new square formed if the side of a square is made one – fourth?
Solution:
Area of the new square is reduced to 1
th times to that of the original area.
16

Question 12.
Two plots have the same perimeter. One is a square of side 10 m and another is a rectangle of
breadth 8 m. Which plot has the greater area and by how much?
Solution:

Given perimeter of square = perimeter of rectangle

4 × side = 2 (length + breadth)
(4 × 10) m = 2(l + 8)m
=l+8
4×10

20 = l + 8
l = 20 – 8
l = 12 m
∴ length of the rectangle = 12 m
Area of the square plot – side × side = 10 × 10 m2 = 100 m2
Area of the rectangular plot = length × breadth = (12 × 8) m2 = 96 m2
100 m2 > 96 m2
∴ Square plot has greater area by 4m2

Question 13.
Look at the picture of the house given and find the total area of the shaded portion.

Solution:
Total area of the shaded region = Area of a right triangle + Area of a rectangle
= ( × b × h) + (l × b) cm2
1

= [( × 3 × 4) + (9 × 6)] cm2
1

= (6 + 54) cm2 = 60 cm2

Question 14.
Find the approximate area of the flower in the given square grid.
Solution:
Approximate area = Number of full squares + Number of more than half squares + 1

2
× Number of
half squares.
= 10 + 5 + ( × 1) Sq units. = 10 + 5 + sq. units
1

2
1

= 15 sq. units = 15.5 sq. units.

1

2
 Perimeter and Area

Additional Questions
Question 1.
The length of a rectangular field is twice its breadth. Ramu runs around it four times and covered a
distance of 6 km. What is the length of the field.
Solution:
Breadth of rectangular field = b m
Length of the field = 2b m
Distance covered in one round = perimeter
Distance covered in 4 rounds = 4 × perimeter

Length of the field = 2 × 250 = 500 m

Question 2.
How many tiles whose length and breadth are 12 cm and 5 cm respectively will be needed to fit in a
rectangular region whose length and breadth are 70 cm and 36 cm?
Solution:
Given length of the rectangular region = 70 cm

Question 3.
A room is 4m long and 3m 50cm wide, How many square metres of carpet is needed to cover the floor of
the room?
Solution:
Given length of the room = 4 m
Breadth = 3 m 50 cm = 3 m + 50 cm

Carpet needed = Area of the floor = length × breadth

= 4 × 3.5 m = 14 sq. m

Question 4.
Find the area of the square Whose side is 14 cm.
Solution:
Side of the square = 14 cm
Area of the square = side × side = (14 × 14) cm2

Question 5. = 196 sq cm.

Two sides of a triangle are 12 cm and 14 cm. The perimeter of the triangle is 36 cm. What is its third
side.
Solution:
Given two sides of a triangle = 12 cm and 14 cm
∴ Perimeter = 36 cm
12 cm + 14 cm + third side = 36 cm
Third side = 36 – 26 = 10 cm
∴ Length of the third side