TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TEACHERS’ COLLEGE
Department of Applied Sciences
Practice Questions on Coordinate Geometry
1. Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the straight line joining the
points B (3,7) and A(5,9). [ANS:The coodinates of the midpoint is ( 4, 8)]
2. Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the straight line joining the
points C (4, - 2) and D (-6, 9) [ANS:The coodinates of the midpoint is ( -1, 3.5)]
3. If (- 3, 7) is the mid – point of AB, where A is (4, - 4),
find the coordinates of B. [ANS:B( – 10, 18)]
4. If (- 2, 1) is the mid – point of DC, where D is (– 3 , 2),
find the coordinates of C. [ANS:C( – 1, 0)]
5. Calculate the distance between M(8, -9) and N ( - 11, 2). [ANS: Distance of MN = 21.95 units]
6. Calculate the distance between P(7, 13) and Q ( 2, 1). [ANS: Distance of PQ = 13 units]
7. Find the equation of the lie with gradient 2 passing through the point (5, 3).
[ANS: Equation is y = 2x – 13]
8. Find the equation of the line which is
i. parallel to 2x + y = 3 and passes through (0, 1)
[ANS: the equation is y = -2x + 1]
ii. Perpendicular to 3x + y = 5 and passes through (-2,-1)
[ANS: the equation is 3y = x – 1]
9. Show that the following lines are parallel; y = 2(3x + 1) and 2y – 12x + 6 = 0
10. Find the area of the figure below.
X(2, 8) Z(8,6)
Z(0, -2)
[ANS: The area is 10 units]
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11. From the point P (-1, 3), a perpendicular PQ is drawn to the line joining A (-4, -8) and B
(4, 4). Find
i. The equation of AB and the perpendicular, [ANS: Equation of AB is 3x – 2y = 4]
ii. The coordinates of the point where they intersect,[ANS: Coordinates of Q are (2, 1)]
iii. The distance of P from the line AB. [ANS: Distance of P from AB = √ units]
12. The vertices of an isosceles triangle are A(2, 7), B(5, 8) and C(4,5).
i. State the coordinates of the midpoints of AC.
[ANS:The coodinates of the midpoint is (3, 6)]
ii. Find the equation of the straight line through B and the midpoint of AC.
[ANS: the equation is y = x + 3]
iii. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of BC.
[ANS: the equation is 12y = 4x + 96]
13. The line y = 2x + 3 intersects the y-axis at A. the points B and C on this line are such that
AB = BC. The line through B perpendicular to AC passes through the point D (-1, 6).
Find
i. The equation of BD [ANS: Equation of BD is x + 2y = 11]
ii. The coordinates of B [ANS: Coordinates of B are (1, 5)]
iii. The coordinates of C [ANS: Coordinates of C are (2, 7)]
14. In the figure below is a quadrilateral ABCD in which A is (2, 8). The point C lies on the
perpendicular bi sector of AB and the point D lies on the y-axis. The equation of BC is
3y = 4x – 14 and angle DAB = 90 . Find
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i. The equation of AD [ANS: Equation of AD is y = 3x + 2]
ii. The coordinates of D [ANS: Coordinates of D are (0, 2)]
iii. The equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB [ANS: Equation is y = 3x – 2]
iv. The coordinates of C [ANS: Coordinates of C are (0, – 2)]
Show that the area of the triangle ADC is 10 units and find the area of the quadrilateral
2
2
ABCD. [The area of the quadrilateral ABCD is 40 units ].
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