6th Class Mental Ability Mensuration Question Bank Mensuration

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    Find the perimetre of a right angled triangle, whose hypotenuse is 5 m long and base and height are equal in length.

    A) \[\frac{5\left( 2+\sqrt{2} \right)}{\sqrt{2}}m\]  

    B)        \[\frac{2+\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{2}}m\]

    C) \[17\sqrt{2}\,m\]              

    D)        \[16\sqrt{2}\,m\]

    E) None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Explanation Option [a] is correct. Let the base and height of the right angled triangle is x. By Pythagorean Theorem \[{{(Base)}^{2}}={{(Hypotenuse)}^{2}}-{{(Height)}^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow {{x}^{2}}={{5}^{2}}-{{x}^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow {{x}^{2}}+{{x}^{2}}={{5}^{2}}\Rightarrow 2{{x}^{2}}={{5}^{2}}\Rightarrow x=\sqrt{\frac{{{5}^{2}}}{2}}=\frac{5}{\sqrt{2}}\] Hence, the perimetre of the triangle \[=\frac{5}{\sqrt{2}}+\frac{5}{\sqrt{2}}+5=\frac{5+5+5\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{2}}=\] \[\frac{10+5\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{5\left( 2+\sqrt{2} \right)}{\sqrt{2}}m.\]


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