Areas related to Circles
1. If the sum of the areas of two circles with radii R1 and R2 is equal to the area of a circle of radius R,
then
(A) 𝑅1 + 𝑅2 = 𝑅 (B) 𝑅12 + 𝑅22 = 𝑅 2 (C)𝑅1 + 𝑅2 < 𝑅 (D) 𝑅12 + 𝑅22 < 𝑅 2
2. If the sum of the circumferences of two circles with radii R1 and R2 is equal to the circumference of
a circle of radius R, then
(A) R1 + R2 = R (B) R1 + R2 > R (C) R1 + R2 < R (D) Nothing definite can be said
about the relation among R1, R2 and R.
3. If the circumference of a circle and the perimeter of a square are equal, then
(A) Area of the circle = Area of the square (B) Area of the circle > Area of the square
(C) Area of the circle < Area of the square (D) Nothing definite can be said about the
relation between the areas of the circle
and square.
4. Area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semi-circle of radius r units is
1 𝑟2
(A) r2 sq. units (B) 2 𝑟 2sq. units (C) sq. units (D) 2𝑟 sq. units
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5. If the perimeter of a circle is equal to that of a square, then the ratio of their areas is
(A) 22: 7 (B) 14: 11 (C) 7: 22 (D) 11: 14
6. It is proposed to build a single circular park equal in area to the sum of areas of two circular parks of
diameters 16 m and 12 m in a locality. The radius of the new park would be
(A) 10 m (B) 15 m (C) 20 m (D) 24 m
7. The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of side 6 cm is
(A) 36 π cm2 (B) 18 π cm2 (C) 12 π cm2 (D) 9 π cm2
8. The area of the square that can be inscribed in a circle of radius 8 cm is
(A) 256 cm2 (B) 128 cm2 (C) 64 2 cm2 (D) 64 cm2
9. The radius of a circle whose circumference is equal to the sum of the circumferences of the two
circles of diameters 36cm and 20 cm is
(A) 56 cm (B) 42 cm (C) 28 cm (D) 16 cm
10. The diameter of a circle whose area is equal to the sum of the areas of the two circles of radii 24 cm
and 7 cm is
(A) 31 cm (B) 25 cm (C) 62 cm (D) 50 cm
11. If the circumference of the circle and the area of a circle are numerically equal, then the diameter of
the circle is
𝜋
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 2𝜋
12. The area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semi – circle of radius r, is
(A) 𝑟 2 (B)2𝑟 2 (C) 𝑟 3 (D) 2𝑟 3
13. If the radius of the circle is diminished by 10%, then it’s area is diminished by
(A) 10% (B) 19% (C) 20% (D) 36%
14. The perimeter of the sector named OAB, with ∠𝑂 = 60° and radius 7cm is
(A) 26 cm (B) 19 cm 64 64
(C) cm (D) cm
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15. In the fig, the ratio of the areas of sectors S1 and S2 is:
(A)5: 2 (B)3: 5 (C)5: 3 (D)4: 5
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1. A steel wire when bent in the form of a square encloses an area of 121 cm2. If the same wire is bent
in the form of a circle, find the area of the circle.
2. Find the radius of a circle whose circumference is equal to the sum of the circumferences of two
circles of radii 15 cm and 18 cm.
3. In a circle of radius 37 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 72° at the centre. Find the length of the arc
and area of the sector.
4. The perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius 5.7m is 27.2m. find the area of the sector.
5. A chord of a circle of radius 14cm makes a right angle at the centre. Find the areas of the minor and
major segments.
6. Four cows are tethered at four corners of a square plot of side 50m, so that they just cannot reach
one another. What area will be left un-grazed?
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7. Four circle of equal radius ‘a’, touch each other. Show that the area between them is 7 𝑎2 .
8. Find the area of the shaded region. If AC= 24cm, BC=10cm and O is the centre of the circle.
9. Find the area of the shaded region. Where a circular arc of radius 7cm has been drawn with vertex A
of an equilateral triangle ABC of side 14cm as centre. (√3 = 1.73)
