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10 Class
CBSE Board

MATHEMATICS
CHAPTER – 7
Co-ordinate Geometry
 VIDYAPEETH
CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY
DPP-1 (FUM/030)
[Introduction to Co-ordinate Geometry, Distance Formula]

1. The distance of the point P(–6, 8) from the 7. Which point on x-axis is equidistant
origin is from the points A(7,6) and B(–3,4) ?
(A) 8 (B) 2 7 (A) (0, 4) (B) (–4, 0)
(C) 6 (D) 10 (C) (3, 0) (D) (0, 3)

2. The distance of the point (–3, 4) from x- 8. The distance of P(3, 4) from the x-axis
axis is is
(A) 3 (B) –3 (A) 3 units (B) 4 units
(C) 4 (D) 5 (C) 5 units (D) 1 unit

3 The point on x-axis which is equidistant 9. The points A(–4, 0), B(4, 0) and C(0, 3)
from points A(–1, 0) and B(5, 0) is are the vertices of a triangle, which is
(A) (0, 2) (B) (2, 0) (A) Isosceles
(C) (3, 0) (D) (0, 3) (B) Equilateral
(C) Scalene
4. The perimeter of the triangle with (D) Right angled
vertices (0, 4), (0, 0) and (3, 0) is
(7 + 5 )
10. The points P(0, 6), Q(–5, 3) and R(3, 1)
(A) (B) 5
are the vertices of a triangle, which is
(C) 10 (D) 12 (A) Equilateral
(B) Isosceles
5. ABCD is a rectangle whose three (C) Scalene
vertices are B(4, 0), C(4, 3) and D(0, 3). (D) Isosceles right angled
The length of one of its diagonals is
11. The distance between points (a + b, b +
(A) 5 (B) 4
c) and (a – b, c – b) is:
(C) 3 (D) 25
(A) 2 a 2 + b 2
6. If A(–6, 7) and B(–1, –5) are two given (B) 2 b 2 + c 2
points then the distance 2AB is
(C) 2  2 b
(A) 13 (B) 26
(C) 169 (D) 238 (D) a 2 − c2

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12. The distance between A(1, 3) and B(x, 16. If A is a point on the Y-axis whose
7) is 5 . The value of x>0 is: ordinate is 5 and B is the point (–3,1),
(A) 4 (B) 2 then the length of AB is:
(C) 1 (D) 3 (A) 8 units (B) 5 units
(C) 3 units (D) None of
13. The co-ordinates of the point on y-axis these
which is equidistant from the points (3,
1) and (1, 5) are: 17. If the distance between points (p, –5),
(A) (0, 4) (B) (0, 2) (2, 7) is 13 units, then p is:
(C) (4, 0) (D) (2, 0) (A) –3 or 7 (B) –7 or 3
(C) –3 or –7 (D) 3 or 7
14. The points (–2, 2), (8, –2) and (–4, –3)
18. The distance of the point (4, 7) from the
are the vertices of a/an:
x-axis is
(A) Equilateral triangle (B) Isosceles
(A) 4 (B) 7
triangle
(C) Right triangle (D) Scalene (C) 11 (D) 65
triangle
19. The distance of the point (4, 7) from the
15. On joining the points A(0, 5), B(8, 0), y-axis is
C(8, 5) what figure do you obtain? (A) 4 (B) 7
(A) Acute angle triangle (C) 11 (D) 65
(B) Right angled triangle
(C) Isosceles triangle
(D) None of these

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 DPP-2 (FUM/031)
[Section Formula, Midpoint Formula]

1. If R(5, 6) is the midpoint of the line 6. In the given figure P(5,–3) and Q(3, y)
segment AB joining the points A(6, 5) are the points of trisection of the line
and B(4, y) then y equals segment joining A(7,– 2) and B(1,–5).
(A) 5 (B) 7 Then, y equals
(C) 12 (D) 6
A P Q B
(7,–2) (1,–5)
2. If the point C(k,4) divides the join of the
points A(2, 6) and B(5, 1) in the ratio 2 (A) 2 (B) 4
: 3 then the value of k is −5
(C) –4 (D)
28 2
(A) 16 (B)
5 7. The midpoint of segment AB is P(0, 4).
16 8 If the coordinates of B are (–2, 3), then
(C) (D)
5 5 the coordinates of A are
(A) (2, 5) (B) (–2, –5)
a  (C) (2, 9) (D) (–2, 11)
3. If P  , 4  is the midpoint of the line
2 
segment joining the points A(6, 5) and 8. The point P which divides the line
B(–2, 3) then the value of a is segment joining the points A(2, –5) and
(A) –8 (B) 3 B(5, 2) in the ratio 2 : 3 lies in the
(C) –4 (D) 4 quadrant
(A) I (B) II
4. The coordinates of the point P dividing (C) III (D) IV
the line segment joining the points A(1,
3) and B(4, 6) in the ratio 2:1 is
9. In what ratio does the x-axis divide the
(A) (2, 4) (B) (3, 5)
join of A(2, –3) and B(5, 6)?
(C) (4, 2) (D) (5, 3)
(A) 2 : 3 (B) 3 : 5
5. If the coordinates of one end of a (C) 1 : 2 (D) 2 : 1
diameter of a circle are (2, 3) and the
coordinates of its centre are (–2, 5), then 10. In what ratio does the y-axis divide the
the coordinates of the other end of the join of P(–4,2) and Q(8, 3) ?
diameter are (A) 3 : 1 (B) 1 : 3
(A) (–6, 7) (B) (6, –7) (C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 2
(C) (4, 2) (D) (5, 3) 11. If P(–1, 1) is the midpoint of the line
segment joining A(–3, b) and

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 B(1, b + 4) then b= ? (A) (4, –4) (B) (–3, 1)
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) (–4, 4) (D) (1, –3)
(C) 2 (D) 0
14. The line segment joining the points (3,
12. Mid-point of the line-segment joining 5) and
the points (–5, 4) and (9, –8) is: (–4, 2) is divided by y-axis in the ratio:
(A) (–7, 6) (B) (2, –2) (A) 5 : 3 (B) 3 : 5
(C) (7, –6) (D) (–2, 2) (C) 4 : 3 (D) 3 : 4

13. The co-ordinates of the points which

divides the join of (–2, –2) and (–5, 7) in
the ratio 2 : 1 is

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 DPP-3 (FUM/032)
[Condition of Collinearity of Three Points, Area of Triangle]

1. If the points A(x, 2), B(–3, –4) and C(7, 6. The coordinates of the fourth vertex of
5) are collinear then the value of x is the rectangle formed by the points (0, 0),
11 –11 (2, 0), (0, 3) are
(A) (B)
3 3
(A) (3, 0) (B) (0, 2)
4
(C) (D) –7 (C) (–2, 3) (D) (3, 2)
7

2. The area of a triangle with vertices 7. Three consecutive vertices of a

A(5, 0), B(8, 0) and C(8, 4) in square parallelogram are (1, –2), (3, 6) and
units is (5, 10). The coordinates of the fourth
(A) 20 (B) 12 vertex are:
(C) 6 (D) 16 (A) (–3, 2) (B) (2, –3)

3. The area of ABC with vertices A(a, 0), (C) (3, 2) (D) (–2, –3)

O(0, 0) and B(0, b) in square units is

8. The mid-point of the line segment
1
(A) ab (B) ab joining (2a, 4) and (–2, 3b) is (1, 2a + 1).
2
1 2 2 1 2 Then the values of a and b respectively
(C) a b (D) b
2 2 are:
(A) (2, 2)
4. If the points A(2, 3), B(5, k) and C(6, 7)
(B) (1, 3)
are collinear then
(C) (–2, 2)
(A) k = 4 (B) k = 6
−3 11 (D) (–1, 3)
(C) k = (D) k =
2 4
9. In what ratio P(1, 6) divides the join of

5. If points (t, 2t), (–2, 6) and (3, 1) are A(4, 7) and B(–2, 5) internally :
collinear, then t = (A) 1 : 1
3 4 (B) 2 : 1
(A) (B)
4 3 (C) 1 : 2
5 3 (D) 1 : 3
(C) (D)
3 5
10. If the line segment joining the points

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(3, –4), and (1, 2) is trisected at point 11. The ratio in which the line segment
5  joining P(x1, y1) and Q(x2, y2) is divided
P(a, –2) and Q  , b  . Then
3  by x-axis is
8 2 (A) y1 : y2
(A) a = , b =
3 3 (B) –y1 : y2
7 (C) x1 ; x2
(B) a = , b = 0
3 (D) –x1 : x2
1
(C) a = , b = 1
3
2 1
(D) a = , b =
3 3

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 DPP-4 (FUM/033)
[Co-ordinates of Centroid of A Triangle]

1. If A(1, 3), B(–1, 2), C(2, 5) and D(x, 6) 6. Find the number of points of
are the vertices of a ||gm ABCD then the intersection lines
value of x is −3x + 4y = 0, 4x − 5y = 1 and
(A) 3 (B) 4 2x + 3y = 17 :
3 (A) 0 (B) 3
(C) 0 (D)
2 (C) 2 (D) 1

2. The line 2x + y – 8 = 0 divides the line 7. Two vertices of a triangle are (–2, –3)
segment joining A(2, 2) and B(3, 7) in and (4, –1) and centroid is at the origin.
the ratio The coordinates of the third vertex of
(A) 2 : 5 (B) 2 : 9 the triangle are :
(C) 2 : 7 (D) 2 : 3 (A) (–2,3) (B) (–3, –2)
(C) (–2, 4) (D) (4, –2)
3. If A(4, 2), B(6, 5) and C(1, 4) be the
vertices of ABC and AD is a median, 8. A(5, 1), B(1, 5) and C(–3, –1) are the
then the coordinates of D are vertices of ABC. The length of its
5  median AD is :
(A)  ,3 
2  (A) 34 (B) 35
 7 (C) 37 (D) 6
(B)  5, 
 2
7 9 9. If (–2, 1) is the centroid of the triangle
(C)  ,  having its vertices at (x, 0), (5, –2), (–8,
2 2
y), then x,y satisfy the relation
(D) none of these
(A) 5x + 3y = 0
4. If A(–1, 0), B(5, –2) and C(8, 2) are the (B) 3x – 8y = 0
vertices of a ABC then its centroid is (C) 8x + 3y = 0
(A) (12, 0) (B) (6, 0) (D) 8x = 3y
(C) (0, 6) (D) (4, 0)
10. The coordinates of a point on x-axis
5. Two vertices of ABC are A(–1, 4) and which lies on the perpendicular bisector
B(5, 2) and its centroid is G(0, –3). of the line segment joining the points (7,
Then, the coordinates of C are 6) and (–3, 4) are
(A) (0, 2) (B) (3, 0)
(A) (4, 3) (B) (4, 15)
(C) (0, 3) (D) (2, 0)
(C) (–4, –15) (D) (–15, –4)

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