Quantitative Aptitude – Geometry – Polygons – Let ABCDEF be a regular hexagon

Quantitative Aptitude – Geometry – Polygons

Question

Let ABCDEF be a regular hexagon with each side of length 1 cm. The area (in sq cm) of a square with AC as one side is

A) 3√2
B) 3
C) 4
D) √3

Answer

Option (B)

Solution

From CAT 2017 – Quantitative Aptitude – Geometry – Polygons, we can see that,

Angle (ABC) = 120 deg

According to the formula,
Cos (theta) = (b^2 + c^2 – a^2)/2bc
Cos (120) = [(AB)^2 + (BC)^2 – (AC)^2]/2*AB*BC
-1/2 = [1+1 – (AC)^2]/2
=> On solving, we get, AC = √3
Area of square = (side)^2 = (√3)^2 = 3
Option B is the right answer.

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CAT 2017 Questions from Quantitative Aptitude – Geometry

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Quantitative Aptitude – Geometry – Mensuration – Q2: A ball of diameter 4 cm is kept on top of a hollow cylinder standing vertically. The height of the cylinder is 3 cm, while its volume is 9 Ï€ cm^3 .
Quantitative Aptitude – Geometry – Mensuration – Q3: A solid metallic cube is melted to form five solid cubes whose volumes are in the ratio 1 : 1 : 8: 27: 27.
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Quantitative Aptitude – Geometry – Coordinate – Q2: The base of a vertical pillar with uniform cross section is a trapezium whose parallel sides are of lengths 10 cm and 20 cm while the other two sides are of equal length.
Quantitative Aptitude – Geometry – Circles – Q1: ABCD is a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle with centre O. If ∠COD = 120 degrees and ∠BAC = 30 degrees, then the value of ∠BCD (in degrees) is
Quantitative Aptitude – Geometry – Circles – Q2: Let ABC be a right-angled isosceles triangle with hypotenuse BC. Let BQC be a semi-circle, away from A, with diameter BC.
Quantitative Aptitude – Geometry – Triangles – Q1: Let P be an interior point of a right-angled isosceles triangle ABC with hypotenuse AB.
Quantitative Aptitude – Geometry – Triangles – Q2: Let ABC be a right-angled triangle with BC as the hypotenuse. Lengths of AB and AC are 15 km and 20 km, respectively.
Quantitative Aptitude – Geometry – Triangles – Q3: From a triangle ABC with sides of lengths 40 ft, 25 ft and 35 ft, a triangular portion GBC is cut off where G is the centroid of ABC. The area, in sq ft, of the remaining portion of triangle ABC is

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