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Important Formulas for CAT Mensuration

Areas

Areas of some well-known figures are given below:

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Example.1 A horizontal pipe for carrying floodwater has a diameter of 1 m. When water in it is 10 cm deep then the width of water surface AB is equal to ________ cm.

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(1) 10 cm 
(2) 25 cm
(3) 60 cm 
(4) 70 cm
(5) None

Correct Answer is Option (3).

Important Formulas for CAT Mensuration

  • Let O be the centre of circle.
  • In ΔOAD
    ⇒ 502 = 402 + x2
    ⇒ 2500 – 1600 = x2
    ⇒ x2 = 900
    ⇒ x = 30
  • ∴ AB = 2x = 60 cm. 

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Try yourself:The area of quadrilateral PQRS is 228cm2. Find the length of ?.
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Example.2 Area of the shaded region is:
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 Correct Answer is Option (1).

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Volume

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Length of a Diagonal

  • The length of diagonal of a cuboid =  Important Formulas for CAT Mensuration
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Example.3 An insect is crawling to climb a 20 metre long pipe of diameter 3.5 metres. If the insect take 4 circular rounds to reach the top of the building, then what will be total distance (in nearer metres) traveled by insect to reach the top?
(1) 47 m 
(2) 48 m 
(3) 49 m 
(4) 50 m

  • Since the insect is moving in circular way, so it will cover the distance which will be 4 times the distance of the longest side AB of a right angled triangle. In the figure AO is equal to the circumference of the pipe.
    AO = πd = Important Formulas for CAT Mensuration  = 11m
    BO = 5 m
    AB = Important Formulas for CAT Mensuration = Important Formulas for CAT Mensuration = 12.08 m
  • Total distance traveled = 12.08 × 4 = 48.32 m
  • Hence distance in nearer meters = 48 m
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Question for Important Formulas: Mensuration
Try yourself:What is the volume of a cone having radius of 21cm and height of 5cm?
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Example.4 The surface area of a cube is 726 sq metres. Find the volume of the cube
(1) 1234 m2 
(2) 1431 m2
(3) 1341 m3 
(4) 1331 m3 
(5) None of these

Correct Answer is Option(4).

  • Surface area S = 726 m2 Volume V = ?
  • In a cube,
  • S = 6a2 = 726 ⇒ a2 = 121 ⇒ a = 11 m
  • So, V = a3 = 113 = 1331 m3.
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1. What is the formula for finding the area of a rectangle?
Ans. The formula for finding the area of a rectangle is length x width.
2. How do you calculate the volume of a cylinder?
Ans. The formula for calculating the volume of a cylinder is πr^2h, where r is the radius of the base and h is the height of the cylinder.
3. What is the formula for finding the area of a triangle?
Ans. The formula for finding the area of a triangle is 1/2 x base x height.
4. How do you calculate the volume of a sphere?
Ans. The formula for calculating the volume of a sphere is 4/3 x π x (radius)^3.
5. What is the formula for finding the surface area of a cube?
Ans. The formula for finding the surface area of a cube is 6 x (side length)^2.
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