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The Diagonals of two squares are in the ratio of 2:5. find the ratio of their areas.

4:25
4:15
3:25
3:15

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Let the diagonals of the squares be 2x and 5x.
Then ratio of their areas will be
\begin{aligned}
\text{Area of square} = \frac{1}{2}*{Diagonal}^2 \\
\frac{1}{2}*{2x}^2:\frac{1}{2}*{5x}^2 \\
4x^2:25x^2 = 4:25
\end{aligned}

1. The length of a rectangle is three times of its width. If the length of the diagonal is \begin{aligned}8\sqrt{10}\end{aligned}, then find the perimeter of the rectangle.

60 cm
62 cm
64 cm
66 cm

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Let Breadth = x cm,
then, Length = 3x cm
\begin{aligned}
x^2+{(3x)}^2 = {(8\sqrt{10})}^2 \\
=> 10x^2 = 640 \\
=> x = 8 \\
\end{aligned}
So, length = 24 cm and breadth = 8 cm
Perimeter = 2(l+b)
= 2(24+8) = 64 cm

2. What will be the ratio between the area of a rectangle and the area of a triangle with one of the sides of the rectangle as base and a vertex on the opposite side of the rectangle ?

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

As far as questions of Area or Volume and Surface area are concerned, it is all about formulas and very little logic. So its a sincere advice to get all formulas remembered before solving these questions.

Lets solve this,

\begin{aligned}
\text{Area of rectangle =}l*b\\
\text{Area of triangle =}\frac{1}{2}l*b\\
\text{Ratio =}l*b:\frac{1}{2}l*b \\
= 1:\frac{1}{2} \\
= 2:1

\end{aligned}

One little thing which should be taken care in this type of question is, be sure you are calculating ration in the given order of the question.
If it is ratio of triangle and rectangle then we have to write triangle formula first. cheers :)

3. The wheel of a motorcycle, 70 cm in diameter makes 40 revolutions in every 10 seconds. What is the speed of the motorcycle in km/hr

30.68 km/hr
31.68 km/hr
32.68 km/hr
33.68 km/hr

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

In this type of question, we will first calculate the distance covered in given time.
Distance covered will be, Number of revolutions * Circumference

So we will be having distance and time, from which we can calculate the speed. So let solve.

Radius of wheel = 70/2 = 35 cm
Distance covered in 40 revolutions will be

\begin{aligned}
\text{40 * Circumference } \\
= \text{40 * 2*\pi*r } \\
= 40 * 2* \frac{22}{7}* 35 \\
= 8800 cm \\
= \frac{8800}{100} m = 88 m\\

\text{Distance covered in 1 sec =}\\
\frac{88}{10} \\
= 8.8 m \\

Speed = 8.8 m/s \\
= 8.8*\frac{18}{5} = 31.68 km/hr

\end{aligned}

4. The perimeters of two squares are 40 cm and 32 cm. Find the perimeter of a third square whose area is equal to the difference of the areas of the two squares .

22 cm
24 cm
26 cm
28 cm

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

We know perimeter of square = 4(side)
So Side of first square = 40/4 = 10 cm
Side of second square = 32/4 = 8 cm

Area of third Square = 10*10 - 8*8
= 36 cm

So side of third square = 6 [because area of square = side*side]
Perimeter = 4*Side = 4*6 = 24 cm

5. If the ratio of the areas of two squares is 225:256, then the ratio of their perimeters is :

15:12
15:14
15:16
15:22

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

\begin{aligned}
\frac{a^2}{b^2} = \frac{225}{256} \\
\frac{15}{16} \\
<=> \frac{4a}{4b} = \frac{4*15}{4*16} \\
= \frac{15}{16} = 15:16
\end{aligned}