Farmer's Triangular Plot and Pond

XAT 2024 · Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation · Hard · Geometry

A farmer has a triangular plot of land. One side of the plot, henceforth called the base, is 300 feet long and the other two sides are equal. The perpendicular distance, from the corner of the plot, where the two equal sides meet, to the base, is 200 feet. To counter the adverse effect of climate change, the farmer wants to dig a circular pond. He plans that half of the circular area will be inside the triangular plot and the other half will be outside, which he will purchase at the market rate from his neighbour. The diameter of the circular plot is entirely contained in the base and the circumference of the pond touches the two equal sides of the triangle from inside.

If the market rate per square feet of land is Rs. 1400, how much does the farmer must pay to buy the land from his neighbour for the pond? (Choose the closest option.)

  1. A.

    Rs. 3,16,80,000

  2. B.

    Rs. 4,25,60,000

  3. C.

    Rs. 6,33,60,000

  4. D.

    Rs. 7,42,80,000

  5. E.

    Rs. 2,98,20,000

Answer

A

Explanation

Let the isosceles triangle ABCABC have base BC=300BC = 300 feet and altitude AD=200AD = 200 feet from AA to BCBC. Thus DD is the midpoint of BCBC, so BD=DC=150BD = DC = 150 feet. Side AC=2002+1502=250AC = \sqrt{200^2 + 150^2} = 250 feet. The center of the circle lies on BCBC at DD, so radius rr is perpendicular to ACAC at point EE. In right triangle ADCADC and triangle DECDEC, ∠C\angle C is common and both are right triangles, so ΔADC∼ΔDEC\Delta ADC \sim \Delta DEC. Therefore, DEAD=DCAC  ⟹  r200=150250  ⟹  r=120\frac{DE}{AD} = \frac{DC}{AC} \implies \frac{r}{200} = \frac{150}{250} \implies r = 120 feet. Area of the semi-circle outside the plot =12πr2=12×227×1202=22,628.57= \frac{1}{2} \pi r^2 = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{22}{7} \times 120^2 = 22,628.57 sq ft. Cost =22,628.57×1400≈Rs. 3,16,80,000= 22,628.57 \times 1400 \approx \text{Rs. } 3,16,80,000.

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