1 0 MENSURATION \ It is one of the easiest chapters which contributes almost 6-8% problems in Quantitative Aptitude Section of CAT. Besides there are several other aptitude tests which includes plethora of questions fom this topic itself. Therefore it is advised that those students who are not so good in other seetions such as algebra or sort of logical questions they must emphasise on this chapter. Even the questions asked from this chapter are-not as much complex as in Geometry Definition; Mensuration is a science of measurement ofthe engths of lines, areas of surfaces and volumes of solids. Planes: Planes are two dimensional ée,, these two dimensions are namely length and breadth, These occupy surface. Solids: Solids arc three dimensional, namely length, breadth and height. These occupy space. CONVERSION OF SOME IMPORTANT UNITS. 1 km = 10 hectometre = 100 decametre 1000 metre = 10,000 decimetre 100,000 centimetre = 10,00,000 millimetre: hectare = 10,000 square metre 100 square metre square hectometre = 100 square decametre square decametre =100 square metre square metre = 100 square decimetre square decimetre =100 square centimetre square centimetre =100 square millimetre Vista, V3 21.732, 4 » Ve =2.45 Weight = Volume» density 2-D Figures (Plane figures) | ine Figure Nomeutatare a See 1. Recianste Tenth bal ei+20= 2040) o] [o> breadth b. I d 2. | Square aside @axa=a? at+ata+a=4a “1 iagonal s al ZL a lana we 3. [Triangle band caretheesides| ly py p at byents (Sealene) of angle ands the Ne semiperimeter where | Gy frqeTayOTO=S jatb+c) s = | rm) (eros formula) ———-: bis the base and /ris the atitude of tangleMensuration 369 s. Name Figure Nomenclature Area Perimeter na a rr r 4. | Equilateral a> side @leaxh So triangle freight or altitude rN he fp 4 4b \ 5. | Isosceles a equal sides elses; 2o+b triangle b rhase 2 4 e 5 al fh height or altitude eeeleaa| 4b \ b 2 6. [Right angled b hase boc behed triangle e > altitudemneight 2 4) = diagonal L a-fe er é 7. |/Isoscetes right a equal sides ta Da+d angled triangle @ a diagonal 2 4 wr 8. | Quadetateral 5 © [ac is the diagonal and|1 ey 4m) | AB +BC+CD + AD ‘ys are the altitudes on | AC from the vertices Dand B respectively A 6 9. | Paraltelogram 2 a and} ate sides adjacent ]a x a+b) 5 tocach other. n > Tih yistance between the Lu parallel sides z 10. | Rhombus 2 © Ja each equal side of [I a, 4a Ne] thembus pes a fa 4 and d arethe diagonals <™ 4, > 8D dy AC Ae fi Ac 11, | trapezium gto Jo and bareprallsidsto|/ a oh), AB +BC+CD+AD each other and h is the|{~2 J Perpendicular distance 4 between parallel sides a 6370 ensuraton = ; | Name ee a eee 12, [Regular a> each ofthe equal side [3 » 6a hexagon “ 13, | Regular 2 cach of equal side sa octagon va, |cieie 7 -pradius ofthe cice Dar (called as x22 outer radius e(R? =r?) (outer) > 2nk path — (shaded inner radius: (inner) — 2nr region) 18, Sector of a O-reenneotihecitce [6 ,,2(_0) 12, cirele radius lax] {engin ofthe are Ne ofthe seer |S rx! =2nr{ 2) . {Teor 19. |Segment of a Jo angle ofthe sector | Area of segment ACB], [20 ciele r-pendius (rsinorsegmen) [360 ‘AB > chord (0 sind» ACB > weottheciete |=? [Se—Re 20. | Pathways Jlength (E+ b—w) we 2 + b)—4we running across 7 > brea t+6—201 the middle ofa ww width ofthe path (road) rectangle w 7 ye ‘