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CAT 2001 | Question: 23

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Two sides of a plot measure $32$ metres and $24$ metres and the angle between them is a perfect right angle. The other two sides measure $25$ metres each and the other three are not right angles.

What is the area of the plot?

  1. $768$
  2. $534$
  3. $696.5$
  4. $684$

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We can divide given plot into 2 plots

Total Area of plot=Area of plot ABCD + Area of BCE

                               =$24*25 + \frac{1}{2}*7*24$

                               =600+84 = 684

 

Hence Option (D)684.

 

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