Module Exercise – Plane Geometry

1. How many diagonals are there in a polygon having 24 sides? 11. A triangle with sides measuring 18 m, 25 m, and 29 m
a. 209 c. 275 circumscribes a rectangle. The longer side of the rectangle lies on
b. 230 d. 252 the 29-m side of the triangle. If the area of the rectangle is one-
third the area of the triangle, find the longer side of the
2. How many lines are there in a polygon having 189 diagonals? rectangle.
a. 210 c. 253 a. 16.31 m c. 20.93 m
b. 190 d. 231 b. 17.28 m d. 22.87 m

3. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 73 m. If one of its legs is 12. A triangle was cut from every corner of a square with a 28-cm
48 m, find its area. side to form a rectangle whose length is twice its width. Find the
a. 1,725 c. 1,320 area of the rectangle.
b. 1,230 d. 1,752 a. 226.84 c. 348.44
b. 174.22 d. 303.15
4. The measures of two of the interior angles of a triangle are 20°9’
and 52°20’. If its area is 1,582 m2,find the length of its longest 13. The bases of the parallelogram measure 15 m and the
side. distance between them is 12 m. Find the area of the
a. 87.32 c. 130.33 parallelogram.
b. 105.19 d. 74.09 a. 180 m2 c. 200 m2
b. 160 m2 d. 150 m2
5. A cord 93 cm long is divided into two parts from which two
equilateral triangles are formed. If the total area of the triangles is 14. The diagonals of a parallelogram measure 48 m and 70 m. If
220 cm2, find the ratio of the perimeter of the smaller and the they intersect at an angle of 51°, find the area of the
larger triangle. parallelogram.
a. 0.66 c. 0.72 a. 1,590.25 c. 1,305.61
b. 0.75 d. 0.61 b. 2,611.21 d. 3,180.50

6. A triangular lot ABC with BC = 400 m and B = 50° is divided 15. The sides of a parallelogram measure 25 cm and 40 cm. One
into two parts by the line DE = 150 m which is parallel to BC. Points of its interior angles measures 78°. If the consecutive midpoints of
D and E are located on the sides AB and AC, respectively. The the sides are connected, find the area of the figure thus formed.
area of the segment BDEC is 50,977 m2. Find the area of ΔABC. a. 489.07 cm2 c. 978.15 cm2
a. 57,176.47 c. 59,318.69 b. 366.81 cm2 d. 733.61 cm2
b. 60,581.10 d. 61,761.77
16. The diagonals of a rhombus measure 50 mm and 96 mm. Find
7. The distances from a point inside a square to its vertices are its area.
3m, 4m and 5m, consecutively. Find the side of the square. a. 3,600 m2 c. 2,400 m2
a. 5.654 c. 6.254 b. 1,800 m2 d. 1,200 m2
b. 1.426 d. 1.264
17. Each side of a rhombus measures 32 m. The product of its
8. A farmer owns two square lots of unequal side, together diagonals is 1,924 cm2. Find its shorter diagonal.
containing 6,568 m2. If the lots are contiguous, it would require a. 32.03 m c. 36.69 m
356 m of fence to enclose them in a single enclosure of six b. 42.19 m d. 52.55 m
sides. Find the minimum dimension of the smaller lot.
a. 22 m x 22 m c. 49.2 m x 49.2 m 18. The base angles of a trapezoid are 34° and 48°, respectively.
b. 78 m x 78 m d. 64.4 m x 64.4 m If its upper and lower bases are 120 m and 220 m, respectively,
compute the area of the trapezoid.
9. The perimeter of a rectangle is 256 cm. If the sides are in the a. 6,723.98 m2 c. 8,371.60 m2
ratio 2:5, find its area. b. 6,206.44 m2 d. 7,133.97 m2
a. 3,109.72 c. 2,769.04
b. 3,343.67 d. 3,567.11 19. A trapezoid having an altitude of 60 cm and bases of 116 cm
and 152 cm is divided into two parts by a line parallel to the bases.
10. A rectangle has an area of 1,856 mm2 and a perimeter of 180 Find the length of the dividing line if the areas of the two parts are
mm. Find its longer side. in the ratio 2:3.
a. 41 mm c. 32 mm a. 147.08 cm c. 143.19 cm
b. 49 mm d. 58 mm b. 131.59 cm d. 138.73 cm
20. A quadrilateral ABCD has sides AB = 17 m, BC = 25 m, CD = 28. A sector was cut off from a circle. If the area of the former is
23 m and DA = 19 m. If angle BAD = 49 °, find the area of the 72% of that of the latter, find the central angle of the sector.
quadrilateral. a. 262.29° c. 265.36°
a. 260.93 m2 c. 271.68 m2 b. 259.20° d. 268.11°
b. 291.75 m2 d. 317.00 m2
29. A sector has an area of 380 cm2. If the length of its arc is 30
21. A quadrilateral ABCD has sides AB = 103 m, BC = 90 m, CD cm, find the central angle of the sector.
= 159 m, and DA = 71 m. Its interior angle at vertex B measures a. 56.71° c. 53.37°
80°. Consecutive midpoints of the quadrilateral are connected b. 64.92° d. 67.85°
forming another quadrilateral. Find the area of the quadrilateral
thus formed. 30. The area and perimeter of a circular sector are 250 m2 and 66
a. 1,102.53 c. 4,410.10 m, respectively. Find the radius of the sector.
b. 2,646.06 d. 3,307.58 a. 8.71 m c. 9.80 m
b. 11.78 m d. 13.02 m
22. A quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle. Its sides are 13
m, 21 m, 32 m, and 18 m, consecutively. Find the area of the 31. A swimming pool is constructed in the shape of two
quadrilateral. intersecting identical circles having a radius of 9 m. The distance
a. 356.07 m2 c. 402.33 m2 between their centers is 9 m. Find the area of the swimming pool.
b. 331.25 m2 d. 382.31 m2 a. 435.09 m2 c. 428.67 m2
b. 409.44 m2 d. 401.83 m2

23. The sides of a cyclic quadrilateral measure 12.18 m, 8.42 m,

16.69 m, and 13.04 m, consecutively. Find the product of its 32. A circle having an area of 452 cm2 is cut into two segments
diagonals. by a chord 6 m from the center of the circle. Find the area of the
a. 291.11 m c. 328.43 m larger segment.
b. 276.38 m d. 313.08 m a. 350.28 cm2 c. 301.59 cm2
b. 336.70 cm2 d. 363.69 cm2

33. Two chords of a circle AC and BD intersect at point O inside

24. A quadrilateral having an area of 62 m2 is inscribed in a circle. the circle. If OA = 6 m, OB = 8 m, and OD = 9 m, find the measure
Three of its sides measure 15 m, 7 m, and 13 m, consecutively. of OC.
Find the product of the diagonals of the quadrilateral. a. 9 m c. 15 m
a. 210.47 m2 c. 196.03 m2 b. 18 m d. 12 m
b. 221.77 m2 d. 185.67 m2
34. Two chords of a circle measuring 40 m and 68 m are
25. Find the length of the common external tangents to two circles perpendicular to each other. If the 68-m chord bisects the 40-m
of radii 10 cm and 18 cm if the distance between their centers is chord, how far is the intersection of the chords from the center of
32 cm. the circle?
a. 37.33 cm c. 43.10 cm a. 32.60 m c. 30.48 m
b. 33.16 cm d. 30.98 cm b. 27.50 m d. 28.70 m

26. Three circles are tangent externally. Their radii measure 8 m, 35. In the figure, OA = 11 m, AB = 20 m, and CD = 18 m. Find OC.
15 m, and 20 m. Find the radius of the smallest circle that can
circumscribe the three circles.
a. 43.26 m c. 36.92 m
b. 31.75 m d. 38.40 m

27. A railroad curve is to belaid in a circular path. What should be

the radius if the track is to change direction by 30° at a distance
of 300 m?
a. 8.66 m c. 9.14 m
a. 303.77 m c. 275.48 m
b. 12.79 m d. 11.54 m
b. 572.96 m d. 325.31 m
36. In the figure, OA = 12 m and OB = 6m. If OA is tangent to the
circle at A, find BC.
a. 24 m c. 16 m
b. 18 m d. 21 m

37. Two tangents OA and OB to a circle intersect at point O. If

angle BOA = 58°, find the major central angle intercepted by the
arc AB.
a. 138° c. 238°
b. 222° d. 122°

38. The sides of a triangle measure 12 m, 19 m, and 23 m. Find

the radius of the circle inscribed in the triangle.
a. 4.65 m c. 4.12 m
b. 4.56 m d. 4.21 m

39. A circle having a radius of 10 cm is inscribed in a triangle ABC

where A = 45° and B = 75°. Find the area inside the triangle but
outside the circle.
a. 220.35 cm2 c. 230.79cm2
b. 210.77cm2 d. 251.03cm2

40. Find the radius of the circle circumscribed about the triangle
for which A = 50° and a = 35 m.
a. 20.19 m c. 24.53 m
b. 22.84 m d. 19.93 m