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Distance and Section Formula

Exercise 1

Q. 1. Find the distance between the points A (5, 4) and B (3, 5).

Q. 2. A (5, 6), B (-3, 0) and C (-1, 2) are the vertices of a triangle. What type of triangle is this.

Q. 3. If P (7, y), Q (2, 4) and R (6, 10) are three point such that PQ = PR. Find the value of y.

Q. 4. Show that the points (2, -4), (2, -1) and (1, -4) are the vertices of a right angled triangle.

Q. 5. The points P (x, y), Q (2, 4) and R (6, 10) are such that PQ = PR. Show that 2x + 3y = 29.

Q. 6. Show that the point (5, 0), (-2, -2), (0, 5) and (7, 7) taken in order form a rhombus.

Q. 7. The mid-point of the line joining (a, 2) and (3, 6) is (2, 6). Find the numerical value of a
and b.

Q. 8. A point A is on the y-axis whose ordinate is 5 and B is a point (-3, 1). Calculate the length
of AB.

Q. 9. Calculate the distance between the point P (2, 2) and Q (5, 4) correct to three significant
figures.

Q. 10. The co-ordinates of the mid-point of the line segment PQ are (1, -2). The co-ordinates of
P are (-3, 2). Find the co-ordinates of Q.

Q. 11. Calculate the distance between A (7, 3) and B on the x-axis whose abscissa is 11.

Q. 12. A (p, q), B (p + 3, q + 4), C (p – 1, q + 7) are the vertices of parallelogram ABCD. Find
the co-ordinates of D.

Q. 13. Show that the point (-6, 1), (-3, 7), (7, 2) and (4, -4) are the vertices of a rectangle.

Q. 14. Show that the points A (-2, 0), B (1, -3) and C (-4, 2) are collinear.

Answers
2. Isosceles
1.
3. y = 5 7. a = 1, b = 4
8. 5 units 9. 3. 61
10. (5, -6) 11. 5 units
12. D(p – 4, q + 5)
Exercise 2

Q. 1. Find the coordinates of the midpoints of the line joining

i. (5, 8), (3, 2)


ii. (-4, 2), (6, -8)
iii. (a, -b), (3a, 5b)
iv. (-2, -4), (-2, -6)

Q. 2. Find the co-ordinates of the point which divides the line joining

i. (3, 2), (5, 4) in the ratio 3 : 2


ii. (-4, 2), (6, -8) in the ratio 2 : 3
iii. (-a, +b), (2a, 4b) in the ratio 2 : 1

Q. 3. Vertices of a triangle are (-2, 11), (-2, -5) and (10, -1). Find the co-ordinates of midpoints
of their sides. Also find the co-ordinates of its centroid.

Q. 4. If the mid-point of the sides of a triangle are (-2, -5), (3, -2) and (3, -1); find its vertices.

Q. 5. The co-ordinates of A and B are (2, a) and (-2, a+4). The mid-point of AB is (0, 1). Find
the value of a.

Q. 6. In what ratio is the line joining (2, 3) and (4, 6) is divided by x-axis.

Q. 7. In what ratio is the line joining (-2, 5) and (6, 4) is divided by y-axis.

Q. 8. The center O of a circle has the co-ordinates (4, 5) and one point on the circumference is
(8, 10). Find the co-ordinates of the other and of the diameter of the circle through this point.

Q. 9. The line joining A(2, 3) and B(6, -6) meets the x-axis at P. Write down the y-co-ordinate of
P. Hence find the ratio AP : PB

Q. 10. The line segment joining A(2, 3) and B(4, -5) is intersected by the x-axis at a point K.
Write down the ordinate of the point. Hence find the ratio in which K divides AB.

Q. 11. Calculate the ratio in which the line segment joining (3, 4) and (-2, 1) is divided by the y-
axis.

Q. 12. P divides the distance between A (-2, 1) and B (1, 4) in the ratio 2 : 1. Calculate the co-
ordinates of the point P.

Q. 13. Prove that the points A (-5, 4), B (-1, -2) and C (5, 2) are the vertices of an isosceles right
angled triangle. Find the co-ordinates of D, so that ABCD is a square.

Q. 14. A(2, 2), B(-2, 4) and C (2, 6) are the vertices of a triangle ABC. Prove that ABC is an
isosceles triangle.
Q. 15. Find the co-ordinates of the centroid of a triangle whose vertices are A (-1, 3), B (1, -1)
and C (5, 1).

Q. 16. The line segment joining A (-1, 5/3) and B (a, 5) is divided in the ratio 1 : 3 at P, the point
where the line segment AB intersects y-axis. Calculate

i. The value of a
ii. The co-ordinate of P.

Q. 17. Calculate the ratio in which the line joining. A (6, 5) and B (4, -3) is divided by the line y
= 2.

Q. 18. A (10, 5), B (6, -3) and C (2, 1) are the vertices of a triangle ABC. L is the mid-point of
AB and M is the mid-point of AC. Write down the co-ordinates of L and M. Show that LM = ½
BC.

Q. 19. Two vertices of a triangle are (2, 3), (1, 2) and the centroid is (-1, -2). Find the third
vertex.

Answers
1. (a) (4, 5) 2. (a) (21/5, 4/5)
(b) (1, -3) (b) (0, -2)
(c) (2a, 2b) (c) (a, 3b)
(d) (-2, -5)
3. (-2, 3), (4, -3), (4, 5), (2, 5/3) 4. (-2, -4) (-2, -6), (8, 2)
5. a = -1 6. 1 : 2
7. 1 : 3 8. (0, ,0)
9. (7/2, 0) 10. 3 : 5
11. 3 : 2 12. P(0, 3)
13. D (1, 8) 14.
15. (5/3, 1) 16. a = 3, P(0, 5/2)
17. 3 : 5 18. L(8, 1), M(6, 3)
19. (-6, -10)

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