Coordinate Geometry Part 1

1.

Find the value of a so that the point (3, a) lies on the line represented by 2x 3y = 5.

2.

A line is drawn through a point P (3, 2) parallel to x-axis. What is the distance of the
line from x-axis?

3.

What is the value of a if the points (3, 5) and (7, 1) are equidistant from the point
(a,0)?

4.

What is the value of p and q if (2, 3) is the midpoint of the line segment joining (2, p)
and (q, 1)?

5.

AB is diameter of circle with centre at origin. What are the coordinates of B if

coordinates of A are (3, 4)?

6.

If the midpoint of the line segment joining the points p (6, b 2) and Q (2, 4) is
(2,3). What is the value of b?

7.

For what value of p, are the points (3, 9), (2, p) and (4, 5) collinear?

8.

Find the relation between x and y such that the point (x, y) is equidistant from the
points (7, 1) and (3, 5).

9.

Find the coordinates of point P if P and Q trisect the line segment joining the points
A(1, 2) and B (3, 4).

10.

Find x if the distance between the points (x, 2) and (3, 4) be

11.

Find the area of triangle whose vertices are (1, 1), (3, 5) and (2, 7).

12.

Find a point on y-axis which is equidistant from the points (2, 5) and (2, 3).

13.

The midpoint of the line segment joining the points (5, 7) and (3, 9) is also the mid
point of the line segment joining the points (8, 6) and (a, b). Find a and b.

14.

Find the coordinates of the points which divides the line segment joining the points (1,
3) and (2, 7) in the ratio 3 : 4.

15.

P and Q are the points (1, 2) and (2, 3). Find the coordinates of a point R on the line
PR 4

segment PQ such that

RQ 3

16.

The point K (1, 2) lies on the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the
points E (6, 8) and F (2, 4). Find the distance of the point K from the line segment EF.

17.

The vertices of ABC are A (1, 3), B (1, 1) and C (5, 1). Find the length of the median
drawn from the vertex A.

18.

Find the distance between the points A (a, b) and B (b, a) if a b = 4.

19.

Three vertices of a parallelogram taken in order are (3, 1), (1, 1) and (3, 3). Find the
coordinates of fourth vertex.

20.

Triangle ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC and vertex A lies on y-axis. If the
coordinates of B and C are (5, 2) and (3, 2) respectively then find the coordinates of
vertex A.

8 units.