Perimeter(āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϏā§āĻŽāĻž) of a Circle (Circumference : āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϧāĻŋ)
1. Perimeter(āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϏā§āĻŽāĻž) of a Circle (Circumference : āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϧāĻŋ)
The perimeter of a circle is called Circumference : āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϏā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ Circumference (āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϧāĻŋ) āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ : C = 2πr
āϝ’āϤ: r = āĻ ā§°ā§āϧāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ, π ≈ 3.14
2. What is π (PI) ?
π is the ratio of circumference to diameter : π āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϧāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧰ āĻ āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ
π = C/D
Value of π (π ā§° āĻŽāĻžāύ) ≈ 3.14
Properties of π
- π is an irrational number : π āĻāĻāĻž āĻ āĻŽā§āϞāĻĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž
- Cannot be written exactly as a fraction : āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻļāϤ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻŦ āύā§ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻŋ
- Decimal is non-terminating : āĻĻāĻļāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āώ āύā§āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž
- Decimal is non-repeating : āĻĻāĻļāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āύ⧰āĻžāĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŋ āύā§āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž
Important Terms (āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ)
- Circumference (C) → āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϧāĻŋ
- Diameter (D) → āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ
- Radius (r) → āĻ ā§°ā§āϧāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ
D = 2r
Quick Revision (āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āĻĒā§āύ⧰āĻžāĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŋ)
- Circle Perimeter = Circumference
- Formula → C = 2πr
- π = C / D ≈ 3.14
- π = Irrational number
SSC Level MCQs
Q1. Find the area of a circle of radius 7 cm. : āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: 7 cm āĻ ā§°ā§āϧāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧰ āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤ⧰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Options: (a) 154 cm² (b) 144 cm² (c) 49 cm² (d) 100 cm²
Ans: (a) 154 cm²
Explanation: Area = πr² = 22/7 × 7 × 7 = 154 cm²
Q2. The diameter of a circle is 14 cm. Find the area. : āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤ⧰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ 14 cmāĨ¤ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Options: (a) 154 cm² (b) 100 cm² (c) 200 cm² (d) 49 cm²
Ans: (a) 154 cm²
Explanation: r = 14/2 = 7 → Area (āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ) = 154 cm²
Q3. If radius is doubled, area becomes how many times ? : āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ ā§°ā§āϧāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
Options: (a) 2 times (b) 3 times (c) 4 times (d) 8 times
Ans: (c) 4 times
Explanation: Area ∝ r² → (2r)² = 4r²
Q4. Find radius if area of circle is 314 cm². (π = 3.14) : āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ 314 cm² āĻšāϞ⧠āĻ ā§°ā§āϧāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ? (π = 3.14)
Options: (a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 7 cm (d) 14 cm
Ans: (b) 10 cm
Explanation: 314 = 3.14 × r² → r² = 100 → r = 10 cm
Q5. Find area of circle if circumference is 44 cm. : āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϧāĻŋ 44 cm āĻšāϞ⧠āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Options: (a) 154 cm² (b) 144 cm² (c) 100 cm² (d) 121 cm²
Ans: (a) 154 cm²
Explanation: C = 2πr → 44 = 2 × 22/7 × r → r = 7, Area(āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ) = 154 cm²
Q6. Area of circle = 616 cm². Find diameter. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ 616 cm² āĻšāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Options: (a) 14 cm (b) 28 cm (c) 7 cm (d) 21 cm
Ans: (b) 28 cm
Explanation: 616 = 22/7 × r² → r = 14 → D = 28 cm
Q7. Find area when radius is 14 cm. : āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ ā§°ā§āϧāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ 14 cm āĻšāϞ⧠āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Options: (a) 616 cm² (b) 308 cm² (c) 154 cm² (d) 200 cm²
Ans: (a) 616 cm²
Explanation: Area = 22/7 × 14 × 14 = 616
Q8. Ratio of radii of two circles is 2:3. Find ratio of areas. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤ⧰ āĻ ā§°ā§āϧāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧰ āĻ āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ 2:3āĨ¤ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ⧰ āĻ āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Options: (a) 2:3 (b) 4:9 (c) 3:2 (d) 9:4
Ans: (b) 4:9
Explanation: Area ∝ r² → (2² : 3²) = 4 : 9
Quick Revision (āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āĻĒā§āύ⧰āĻžāĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŋ)
- Area of Circle = πr²
- r = D/2
- If r doubles → Area = 4 times
- Use 22/7 or 3.14