Defining regular polygons - class-IX
Properties and calculations of regular polygons including area formulas, inradius, circumradius, and specific polygon problems (hexagons, octagons, pentagons)
Questions
If $R$ is the radius of circumscribing circle of a regular polygon of $n$ sides, then $R =?$
- $\dfrac{a}{2} sin (\dfrac{\pi}{n})$
- $\dfrac{a}{2} cos (\dfrac{\pi}{n})$
- $\dfrac{a}{2} cosec (\dfrac{\pi}{n})$
- $\dfrac{a}{2} cosec (\dfrac{\pi}{2n})$
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?
- $x^2+y^2-4x-2\sqrt{3}y+\dfrac{17}{3}=0$
- $x^2+y^2-4x-2\sqrt{3}y+\dfrac{25}{3}=0$
- $x^2+y^2-4x-2\sqrt{3}y+3=0$
- None of the above
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
- $\dfrac{3}{4}$
- $3\sqrt{3}$
- $3$
- $\dfrac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}$
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 $(in\ cm^{2})$
- $99\sqrt{3} -144 \sqrt{3} (\pi -2)$
- $99\sqrt{3} -144 \sqrt{3} (2-\sqrt{3})$
- $96\sqrt{3}-144 \pi$
- $99\sqrt{3} -144 \sqrt{3} (\pi -\sqrt{3})$
The area of a regular polygon of n sides is (where r is inradius, R is circumradius, and a is side of the triangle)
- $\displaystyle \frac{nR^{2}}{2}\sin \left ( \frac{2\pi }{n} \right )$
- $\displaystyle nr^{2}\tan \left( \frac{\pi }{n} \right )$
- $\displaystyle \frac{na^{2}}{4}\cot \frac{\pi }{n} $
- $\displaystyle nR^{2}\tan(\frac {\pi}{n})$
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:
- $-1$
- $99$
- $-1, 99$
- $-1, \dfrac{1}{99}$
If $r$ is the radius of the inscribed circle of a regular polygon of $n$ sides, then $r$ is equal to?
- $\dfrac{a}{2} cot (\dfrac{\pi}{2n})$
- $\dfrac{a}{2} cot (\dfrac{\pi}{n})$
- $\dfrac{a}{2} tan (\dfrac{\pi}{n})$
- $\dfrac{a}{2} cos (\dfrac{\pi}{n})$
Area of the regular hexagon each of whose sides measures $1 ,cm$ is:
- $2.598 \,cm^2$
- $25.98 \,cm^2$
- $259.8 \,cm^2$
- None of these
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
- $1$
- $\sqrt { 2 } $
- $\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 2 } } $
- none
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
- $\angle ADC$
- $\angle BDA$
- $\angle ABC$
- $\angle AEC$
The area of a regular polygon of $2n$ sides inscribed in a circle is given by?
- The geometric mean of the areas of the inscribed and circumscribed polygons of $n$ sides.
- The arithmetic mean of the areas of the inscribed and circumscribed polygons of $n$ sides.
- The harmonic mean of the areas of the inscribed and circumscribed polygons of $n$ sides.
- None of the above
If A B C D E F is a regular hexagon with A B = a and B C = b, then CE equals
- b-a
- -b
- b-2a
- None of these
If A B C D E F is a regular hexagon with A B = a and B C = b , then CE equals
- b-a
- -b
- b-2a
- None of these
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
- $n$
- $0$
- $1$
- None of these
Relation between circumradius and number of sides is given by-
- $Area=\dfrac{r^2n\sin(\dfrac{360}{n})}{3}$
- $Area=\dfrac{r^2n\sin(\dfrac{360}{n})}{2}$
- $Area=\dfrac{r^2n\cos(\dfrac{360}{n})}{2}$
- None of the above
The sum of the radii of inscribed and circumscribed circles of an n sided regular polygon of side $'a'$ is
- $=\frac{a}{2} \left ( \frac{1}{\sin \pi/2x} + \cot \frac{\pi}{x} \right )$
- $=\frac{a}{2} \left ( \frac{1}{\sin \pi/x} + \cot \frac{\pi}{2x} \right )$
- $=\frac{a}{2} \left ( \frac{1}{\sin \pi/x} + \cot \frac{\pi}{x} \right )$
- None of these
For a regular hexagon with apothem $5m$, the side length is about $5.77m$. The area of the regular hexagon is (in $m^2$).
- $75.5$
- $85.5$
- $76.5$
- $86.5$
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
- $\dfrac{3}{4}$
- $3\sqrt{3}$
- $3$
- $\dfrac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}$
The ratio of the areas of two regular octagons which are respectively inscribed and circumscribed to a circle of radius $r$ is
- $\cos{\dfrac{\pi}{8}}$
- ${\sin}^{2}{\dfrac{\pi}{8}}$
- ${\cos}^{2}{\dfrac{\pi}{8}}$
- ${\tan}^{2}{\dfrac{\pi}{8}}$
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
- $n=5$
- $n=6$
- $n=7$
- none of these.
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
- $5$
- $6$
- $10$
- $18$
The sum of inradius and circumradius of incircle and circumcircle of a regular polygon of side $n$ is
- $\dfrac {a}{4}\cot \dfrac {\pi}{2n}$
- $a\cot \dfrac {\pi}{n}$
- $\dfrac {a}{2} \cot \dfrac {\pi}{2n}$
- $a\cot \dfrac {\pi}{2n}$
The sum of the radii of inscribed and circumscribed circles of an $n$ -sided regular polygon with side equal to one unit is?
- $\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\cot \frac{\pi }{2n}$
- $\displaystyle \cot \frac{\pi }{2n}$
- $\displaystyle \cot \frac{\pi }{n}$
- $\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\tan \frac{\pi }{2n}$