Regular polygons - class-VIII

regular polygons

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

If $A+B=\dfrac{\pi}{3}$ and $\cos{A}+\cos{B}=1$, then which of the following is true

  1. $\cos{\left(A-B\right)}=\dfrac{1}{3}$
  2. $\left|\cos{A}-\cos{B}\right|=\sqrt{\dfrac{2}{3}}$
  3. $\cos{\left(A-B\right)}=-\dfrac{1}{3}$
  4. $\left|\cos{A}-\cos{B}\right|=\dfrac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}$
Question 2 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 3 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 4 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)
A polygon has $n$ sides. If all the sides and all the angles are same then this polygon is called a regular polygon. Let ${A} _{1},{A} _{2},{A} _{3},...{A} _{n}$ be a regular polygon of $n$ sides. Let $R$ be the radius of the circumscribed circle of a regular polygon and $r$ be the radius of the inscribed circle of a regular polygon.
If ${A} _{1}{A} _{2}={A} _{2}{A} _{3}={A} _{3}{A} _{4}=...={A} _{n}{A} _{1}=a$

Based on the above information, answer the question:
The area of a regular polygon of $n$ sides is
  1. $\dfrac{n{R}^{2}}{2}\sin{\left(\dfrac{2\pi}{n}\right)}$
  2. $n{R}^{2}\tan{\left(\dfrac{\pi}{n}\right)}$
  3. $\dfrac{n{r}^{2}}{2}\sin{\left(\dfrac{2\pi}{n}\right)}$
  4. $n{r}^{2}\tan{\left(\dfrac{\pi}{n}\right)}$
Question 5 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 6 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 7 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 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 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 12 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 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the solid angle subtended by a hemisphere at its center? 

  1. $2\pi$ steradian
  2. $\pi$ steradian
  3. $3\pi$ steradian
  4. $4\pi$ steradian
Question 14 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 15 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 16 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 17 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 18 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 19 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 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In $\Delta ABC$, there are 35 lines drawn parallel to the base BC such that each line divides the other side into, equal parts. 
If BC =1.8 m find the length of $P _7 Q _7$.

  1. 1.8 m
  2. 3.5 m
  3. 0.35 m
  4. 0.18 m
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
State true or false.
A line from vortex C of  $\Delta ABC$ bisects the median from A. It divides the side AB in 1: 2.
  1. True
  2. False
Question 22 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 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $D$ is the midpoint of side $BC$ of a triangle $ABC$ and $AD$ is perpendicular to $AC$ then

  1. $3{a}^{2}={b}^{2}-3{c}^{2}$
  2. $3{b}^{2}={a}^{2}-{c}^{2}$
  3. ${b}^{2}={a}^{2}-{c}^{2}$
  4. ${a}^{2}+{b}^{2}=5{c}^{2}$
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio $2:3:7,$ then the sides opposite to these angles are in the ratio

  1. $\sqrt{2}:2:\left(\sqrt{3}+1\right)$
  2. $2:\sqrt{2}:\left(\sqrt{3}+1\right)$
  3. $1:\sqrt{2}:\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{\left(\sqrt{3}-1\right)}$
  4. $\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}:1:\left(\dfrac{\sqrt{3}+1}{2}\right)$
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a triangle $ABC, \cos{A}+\cos{B}+\cos{C}=\dfrac{3}{2}$ then the triangle is

  1. isosceles
  2. right-angled
  3. equilateral
  4. none of these.
Question 26 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 27 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 28 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 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
In a triangle if the sum of two sides is $x$ and this product is $y ,\left(x\ge 2\sqrt{y}\right)$ such that $\left(x+z\right)\left(x-z\right)=y$ where $z$ is the third side of the triangle.
On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions:
The sides of the triangle are:
  1. $\dfrac{x\pm\sqrt{\left({x}^{2}-4y\right)}}{2},z$
  2. $\dfrac{y\pm\sqrt{\left({y}^{2}-4z\right)}}{2},z$
  3. $\dfrac{z\pm\sqrt{\left({z}^{2}-4x\right)}}{2},z$
  4. none of these
Question 30 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 31 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 32 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. $\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\tan \frac{\pi }{2n}$
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
State true or false
A  triangle ABC exists such that
$\left(b+c+a\right)\left(b+c-a\right)=5bc$
  1. True
  2. False
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which polygon has no diagonals

  1. A triangle
  2. A rectangle
  3. A square
  4. A rhombus
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If in a $\triangle ABC,{a}^{2}+{b}^{2}+{c}^{2}=8{R}^{2},$ where $R=$ circumradius,then the triangle is

  1. equilateral
  2. isosceles
  3. right angled
  4. none of these
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

In $\triangle ABC,$ which of the following statements are true:

  1. maximum value of $\sin{2A}+\sin{2B}+\sin{2C}$ is same as the maximum value of $\sin{A}+\sin{B}+\sin{C}$
  2. $R\ge 2r,$ where $R$ is circumradius and $r$ is the inradius.
  3. ${R}^{2}\ge \dfrac{abc}{\left(a+b+c\right)}$
  4. $\triangle ABC$ is right angled if $r+2R=s,$ where $s$ is semi perimeter.
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

There exist a triangle $ABC$ satisfying

  1. $\tan{A}+\tan{B}+\tan{C}=0$
  2. $\dfrac{\sin{A}}{2}=\dfrac{\sin{B}}{3}=\dfrac{\sin{C}}{7}$
  3. ${\left(a+b\right)}^{2}={c}^{2}+ab$ and $\sqrt{2}\left(\sin{A}+\cos{A}\right)=\sqrt{3}$
  4. $\sin{A}+\sin{B}=\left(\dfrac{\sqrt{3}+1}{2}\right), \cos{A}\cos{B}=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{4}=\sin{A}\sin{B}$
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

If in a $\triangle ABC, \sin{C}+\cos{C}+\sin{\left(2B+C\right)}-\cos{\left(2B+C\right)}=2\sqrt{2}$, then $\triangle ABC$ is

  1. equilateral
  2. isosceles
  3. right-angled
  4. obtuse angled