Lesson 4 – Geometry I
Example 1
𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a square. 𝐸 and 𝐹 are points on 𝐵𝐶 and 𝐶𝐷, respectively. 𝐴𝐸, 𝐷𝐸, 𝐵𝐹 and 𝐴𝐹
divide the square into 8 regions of different areas. Show that 𝑆3 = 𝑆4 + 𝑆7 + 𝑆8 .
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Practice
1. The figure shows a rectangle with the areas of the shaded regions as shown, in 𝑐𝑚2.
Find the area 𝑥.
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2. The figure shows a rhombus 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷. 𝑀 and 𝑁 are mid-points of 𝐴𝐷 and 𝐵𝐶,
respectively. Given that the area of 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is 800 𝑐𝑚2 , find the area of 𝐴𝑁𝐶𝑀.
3. 𝑃, 𝑄, 𝑅 and 𝑆 are midpoints of each side on rhombus 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷. Given that the area of
the shaded region is 24 𝑐𝑚2, find the area of 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷.
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Example 2
3 circles of radii 1 cm, 2 cm, and 4 cm have their centres aligned. Find the ratio of the area
of the unshaded region to the area of the shaded region.
Practice
4. The figure comprises of a semi-circle and a parallelogram. Given that the diameter of
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the semi-circle is 14 cm, find the total area of the shaded region. Take 𝜋 = .
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5. The figure comprises of a semi-circle and an isosceles triangle. 𝐶 is the midpoint of arc
𝐴𝐵 and the diameter of the semi- circle is 14 𝑐𝑚. Find the area of the shaded region.
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Take 𝜋 = .
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6. In the diagram below, 𝐴 and 𝐵 are the centres of two quadrants. Find the difference
in the shaded areas.
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Example 3
In rectangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷, 𝐴𝐵 = 8 𝑐𝑚 and 𝐵𝐶 = 4 𝑐𝑚. The rectangle is folded along the
diagonal 𝐴𝐶 such that 𝐷′ is the mirror image of 𝐷. Find the area of ∆𝐴𝐶𝐷.
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Practice
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7. The figure shows trapezium 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 where 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐶𝐷. Find the area of the shaded
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regions.
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8. 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a square of side length 4 𝑐𝑚. 𝐸 is the mid-point of 𝐵𝐶 and 𝐹𝐶 = 3𝐷𝐹. Find
the area of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐺.
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