Defining regular polygons - class-IX

Properties and calculations of regular polygons including area formulas, inradius, circumradius, and specific polygon problems (hexagons, octagons, pentagons)

23 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $R$ is the radius of circumscribing circle of a regular polygon of $n$ sides, then $R =?$

  1. $\dfrac{a}{2} sin (\dfrac{\pi}{n})$
  2. $\dfrac{a}{2} cos (\dfrac{\pi}{n})$
  3. $\dfrac{a}{2} cosec (\dfrac{\pi}{n})$
  4. $\dfrac{a}{2} cosec (\dfrac{\pi}{2n})$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two consecutive vertices of a regular hexagon $A _1A _2A _3A _4A _5A _6$ are $A _1\equiv (1, 0), A _2\equiv (3, 0)$. If the centre of hexagon lies above the x-axis, then equation of the circumcircle of the hexagon is?

  1. $x^2+y^2-4x-2\sqrt{3}y+\dfrac{17}{3}=0$
  2. $x^2+y^2-4x-2\sqrt{3}y+\dfrac{25}{3}=0$
  3. $x^2+y^2-4x-2\sqrt{3}y+3=0$
  4. None of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Let ${A} _{0}{A} _{1}{A} _{2}{A} _{3}{A} _{4}{A} _{5}$ be a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle of unit radius.Then the product of the length of  ${A} _{0}{A} _{1}.{A} _{0}{A} _{2}.{A} _{0}{A} _{4}$ is

  1. $\dfrac{3}{4}$
  2. $3\sqrt{3}$
  3. $3$
  4. $\dfrac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}$
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the given regular hexagon of side $8\ cm$, six circles of equal radius are inscribe as shown in figure. The area of the unshaded region is $(in\ cm^{2})$

  1. $99\sqrt{3} -144 \sqrt{3} (\pi -2)$
  2. $99\sqrt{3} -144 \sqrt{3} (2-\sqrt{3})$
  3. $96\sqrt{3}-144 \pi$
  4. $99\sqrt{3} -144 \sqrt{3} (\pi -\sqrt{3})$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

The area of a regular polygon of n sides is (where r is inradius, R is circumradius, and a is side of the triangle)

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{nR^{2}}{2}\sin \left ( \frac{2\pi }{n} \right )$
  2. $\displaystyle nr^{2}\tan \left( \frac{\pi }{n} \right )$
  3. $\displaystyle \frac{na^{2}}{4}\cot \frac{\pi }{n} $
  4. $\displaystyle nR^{2}\tan(\frac {\pi}{n})$
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the area of the pentagon $ABCDE$ be $\dfrac{45}{2}$ where $A = (1, 3), B = (-2, 5), C = (-3, -1), D = (0, -2)$ and $E = (2, t)$, then $t$ is:

  1. $-1$
  2. $99$
  3. $-1, 99$
  4. $-1, \dfrac{1}{99}$
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $r$ is the radius of the inscribed circle of a regular polygon of $n$ sides, then $r$ is equal to?

  1. $\dfrac{a}{2} cot (\dfrac{\pi}{2n})$
  2. $\dfrac{a}{2} cot (\dfrac{\pi}{n})$
  3. $\dfrac{a}{2} tan (\dfrac{\pi}{n})$
  4. $\dfrac{a}{2} cos (\dfrac{\pi}{n})$
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Area of the regular hexagon each of whose sides measures $1 ,cm$ is:

  1. $2.598 \,cm^2$
  2. $25.98 \,cm^2$
  3. $259.8 \,cm^2$
  4. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

if $\frac { 1 }{ { a } _{ x }+1 } are\quad 8$ vertices of a rectengular octagon where ${ a } _{ k }\epsilon$ R, K =1,2,3,.....,8(where $ i =\sqrt { -1 } )$then area of the regular octagon is

  1. $1$
  2. $\sqrt { 2 } $
  3. $\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 2 } } $
  4. none
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

in the given figure,BD is a side a regular hexagon,DC is a side of a regular pentagon and AD is a diameter calculate

  1. $\angle ADC$
  2. $\angle BDA$
  3. $\angle ABC$
  4. $\angle AEC$
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The area of a regular polygon of $2n$ sides inscribed in a circle is given by?

  1. The geometric mean of the areas of the inscribed and circumscribed polygons of $n$ sides.
  2. The arithmetic mean of the areas of the inscribed and circumscribed polygons of $n$ sides.
  3. The harmonic mean of the areas of the inscribed and circumscribed polygons of $n$ sides.
  4. None of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If A B C D E F is a regular hexagon with A B = a and B C = b, then CE equals

  1. b-a
  2. -b
  3. b-2a
  4. None of these
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If A B C D E F  is a regular hexagon with A B = a and B C = b , then CE equals

  1. b-a
  2. -b
  3. b-2a
  4. None of these
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If  $\alpha$  is the angle which each side of a regular polygon of  $n$  sides subtends at its centre, then  $1 + \cos \alpha + \cos 2 \alpha + \cos 3 \alpha \ldots + \cos ( n - 1 ) \alpha$  is equal to

  1. $n$
  2. $0$
  3. $1$
  4. None of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Relation between circumradius and number of sides is given by-

  1. $Area=\dfrac{r^2n\sin(\dfrac{360}{n})}{3}$
  2. $Area=\dfrac{r^2n\sin(\dfrac{360}{n})}{2}$
  3. $Area=\dfrac{r^2n\cos(\dfrac{360}{n})}{2}$
  4. None of the above
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The sum of the radii of inscribed and circumscribed circles of an n sided regular polygon of side $'a'$ is

  1. $=\frac{a}{2} \left ( \frac{1}{\sin \pi/2x} + \cot \frac{\pi}{x} \right )$
  2. $=\frac{a}{2} \left ( \frac{1}{\sin \pi/x} + \cot \frac{\pi}{2x} \right )$
  3. $=\frac{a}{2} \left ( \frac{1}{\sin \pi/x} + \cot \frac{\pi}{x} \right )$
  4. None of these
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

For a regular hexagon with apothem $5m$, the side length is about $5.77m$. The area of the regular hexagon is (in $m^2$).

  1. $75.5$
  2. $85.5$
  3. $76.5$
  4. $86.5$
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Let ${A} _{0}{A} _{1}{A} _{2}{A} _{3}{A} _{4}{A} _{5}$ be a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle of unit radius.The product of the length of the line segments ${A} _{0}{A} _{1},{A} _{0}{A} _{2}$ and ${A} _{0}{A} _{4}$ is

  1. $\dfrac{3}{4}$
  2. $3\sqrt{3}$
  3. $3$
  4. $\dfrac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}$
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ratio of the areas of two regular octagons which are respectively inscribed and circumscribed to a circle of radius $r$ is

  1. $\cos{\dfrac{\pi}{8}}$
  2. ${\sin}^{2}{\dfrac{\pi}{8}}$
  3. ${\cos}^{2}{\dfrac{\pi}{8}}$
  4. ${\tan}^{2}{\dfrac{\pi}{8}}$
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If ${A} _{1}{A} _{2}{A} _{3}...{A} _{n}$ be a regular polygon of $n$ sides and 
$\dfrac{1}{{A} _{1}{A} _{2}}=\dfrac{1}{{A} _{1}{A} _{3}}+\dfrac{1}{{A} _{1}{A} _{4}},$then

  1. $n=5$
  2. $n=6$
  3. $n=7$
  4. none of these.
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $r$ and $R$ are respectively the radii of the inscribed and circumscribed circles of a regular polygon of $n$ sides such that $\dfrac{R}{r}=\sqrt{5}-1$, then $n$ is equal to

  1. $5$
  2. $6$
  3. $10$
  4. $18$
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The sum of inradius and circumradius of incircle and circumcircle of a regular polygon of side $n$ is

  1. $\dfrac {a}{4}\cot \dfrac {\pi}{2n}$
  2. $a\cot \dfrac {\pi}{n}$
  3. $\dfrac {a}{2} \cot \dfrac {\pi}{2n}$
  4. $a\cot \dfrac {\pi}{2n}$
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The sum of the radii of inscribed and circumscribed circles of an $n$ -sided regular polygon with side equal to one unit is?

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\cot \frac{\pi }{2n}$
  2. $\displaystyle \cot \frac{\pi }{2n}$
  3. $\displaystyle \cot \frac{\pi }{n}$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\tan \frac{\pi }{2n}$