1. Find a point on the x-axis which is equidistant from the points (5, 4) and (-2,3).

2. If the distance of P(x, y) from A (5,1) and B(-1, 5) are equal prove that 3x = 2y.

3. Show that the points (a, a), (-a, -a) and (-a√3, a√3) are the vertices of an equilateral
triangle.

4. Show that the points (12,8), (-2, 6) and (6,0) are the vertices of a right-angled triangle.

5. Find the value of h, if the distance between (h,3) and (4,5) is √5.

6. Show that (1, - 1) is the centre of the circle circumscribing the triangle whose angular
points are (4,3), (-2, 3) and (6, -1).
 1) The distance between the points A (0,6) and B
(0, -2) is
a) 6 units b) 8 units c) 4 units
d)2 units
2) The distance of the point P (-6,8) from the origin is
a) 8 units b) 2√7 units c) 10 units
d) 6 units
3) If the distance between the points (4,p) and (1,0) is 5
units, then the value of p is
a) 4 only b) ± 4 units c) – 4 only
d) 0
4) The point which lies on the perpendicular bisector of
the line segment joining the points A (-2, -5) and
B (2,5) is
a) (0,0) b) (0,2) c) (-2,0) d) (2,0)
5) A line intersects the y-axis and x-axis at points P and Q
respectively. If (2, -5) is the midpoint of PQ, then the
coordinates of P and Q are
a) (0, -5) and (2,0) b) (0, 10) and (- 4,0)
c) (0,4) and (-10, 0) d) (0, -10) and (4,0)

SECTION – II

Solve the following:

6. Find the distance of the point ( -4, -7) from the y -
axis.
7. If the centre and radius of the circle is (3,4) and
7 units respectively, then what is the position of the
point A (5,8) with respect to the circle?
8) Check whether the points A (-1, -2), B (4,3), C (2,5)
and D (-3,0) form a rectangle or not?