$A$ kite in the shape of a square with a diagonal $32\, cm$ and an isosceles triangle of base $8\, cm$ and sides $6\, cm$ each is to be made of three different shades as shown in the figure. How much paper of each shade has been used in it?

Vedclass pdf generator app on play store
Vedclass iOS app on app store
(N/A) Area of triangle $I$:
Diagonal $= 32\, cm$.
Since the diagonals of a square bisect each other at $90^\circ$,the height of triangle $I$ (which is half the diagonal) $= \frac{1}{2} \times 32\, cm = 16\, cm$.
The base of the triangle is the other diagonal of the square,which is also $32\, cm$.
Area of triangle $I = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times \text{height} = \frac{1}{2} \times 32\, cm \times 16\, cm = 256\, cm^2$.
Area of triangle $II$:
Since the diagonal of a square divides it into two congruent triangles,the area of triangle $II$ is equal to the area of triangle $I$.
Area of triangle $II = 256\, cm^2$.
Area of triangle $III$:
The triangle at the base has sides $a = 8\, cm, b = 6\, cm, c = 6\, cm$.
Semi-perimeter $s = \frac{a + b + c}{2} = \frac{8 + 6 + 6}{2} = 10\, cm$.
Using Heron's formula,Area $= \sqrt{s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}$.
Area $= \sqrt{10(10-8)(10-6)(10-6)} = \sqrt{10 \times 2 \times 4 \times 4} = \sqrt{320} = 8\sqrt{5}\, cm^2$.
Taking $\sqrt{5} \approx 2.24$,Area $\approx 8 \times 2.24 = 17.92\, cm^2$.
Thus,the area of paper used for each shade is:
Shade $I = 256\, cm^2$,Shade $II = 256\, cm^2$,Shade $III = 17.92\, cm^2$.

Explore More

Similar Questions

$A$ floral design on a floor is made up of $16$ tiles which are triangular,the sides of the triangle being $9\, cm, 28\, cm$ and $35\, cm$ (see Fig.). Find the cost of polishing the tiles at the rate of $50p$ per $cm^2$.

$A$ rhombus shaped field has green grass for $18$ cows to graze. If each side of the rhombus is $30\, m$ and its longer diagonal is $48\, m$,how much area of grass field will each cow be getting (in $, m^{2}$)?

Difficult
View Solution

Students of a school staged a rally for a cleanliness campaign. They walked through the lanes in two groups. One group walked through the lanes $AB, BC$ and $CA$; while the other through $AC, CD$ and $DA$ (see Fig.). Then they cleaned the area enclosed within their lanes. If $AB = 9 \, m, BC = 40 \, m, CD = 15 \, m, DA = 28 \, m$ and $\angle B = 90^{\circ}$,which group cleaned more area and by how much (in $, m^2$)? Find the total area cleaned by the students (neglecting the width of the lanes).

Difficult
View Solution

Radha made a picture of an aeroplane with coloured paper as shown in the figure. Find the total area of the paper used. (in $, cm^{2}$)

Difficult
View Solution

Kamla has a triangular field with sides $240 \, m, 200 \, m, 360 \, m$,where she grew wheat. In another triangular field with sides $240 \, m, 320 \, m, 400 \, m$ adjacent to the previous field,she wanted to grow potatoes and onions. She divided the field in two parts by joining the mid-point of the longest side to the opposite vertex and grew potatoes in one part and onions in the other part. How much area (in hectares) has been used for wheat,potatoes and onions? $(1 \, \text{hectare} = 10000 \, m^2)$

Difficult
View Solution

Vedclass Products

For Students

Vedclass Test Series

Mock tests in real JEE/NEET style with performance analysis. 5-day free trial.

Start Free Trial
For Teachers

Exam Paper Generator

Generate Set A/B/C/D exam papers from 7.5L+ questions in 2 minutes. 3 chapters free.

Try Free
For Institutes

Online Exam Module

Live online exams with unlimited students, 360° analytics & white-label branding.

See Demo