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Coordinate Geometry Worksheet for Maths Olympiad

Maths Olympiad topic 28: Coordinates and distance · Set 118 · 40 questions
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How to solve it (Across, up, Pythagoras): Distance: across = difference of the x values, up = difference of the y values; distance = √(across² + up²). Midpoint = ((x₁ + x₂) ÷ 2, (y₁ + y₂) ÷ 2). Quadrants by signs: (+, +) first, (−, +) second, (−, −) third, (+, −) fourth.

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  1. 1.What is the midpoint of the line joining (6, 3) and (8, 5)? (a) (7, 4) (b) (4, 7) (c) (1, 1) (d) (14, 8)
  2. 2.What is the distance between the points (1, 19) and (6, 7)? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 169
  3. 3.What is the midpoint of the line joining (1, 11) and (3, 5)? (a) (8, 2) (b) (1, 3) (c) (4, 16) (d) (2, 8)
  4. 4.What is the midpoint of the line joining (6, 14) and (14, 10)? (a) (20, 24) (b) (4, 2) (c) (10, 12) (d) (12, 10)
  5. 5.What is the distance between the points (9, 9) and (12, 13)? (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 25 (d) 5
  6. 6.What is the distance between the points (4, 0) and (8, 3)? (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 25 (d) 6
  7. 7.In which quadrant does the point (−5, 3) lie? (a) Fourth quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Third quadrant (d) Second quadrant
  8. 8.What is the midpoint of the line joining (4, 9) and (6, 7)? (a) (8, 5) (b) (10, 16) (c) (1, 1) (d) (5, 8)
  9. 9.How far is the point (12, 5) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 17 (b) 169 (c) 14 (d) 13
  10. 10.What is the distance between the points (4, 13) and (28, 6)? (a) 25 (b) 625 (c) 31 (d) 26
  11. 11.How far is the point (15, 8) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 17 (b) 289 (c) 18 (d) 23
  12. 12.What is the midpoint of the line joining (10, 7) and (20, 11)? (a) (9, 15) (b) (30, 18) (c) (15, 9) (d) (5, 2)
  13. 13.What is the distance between the points (4, 14) and (13, 2)? (a) 225 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 15
  14. 14.What is the distance between the points (2, 21) and (14, 5)? (a) 400 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 28
  15. 15.What is the midpoint of the line joining (1, 12) and (11, 10)? (a) (6, 11) (b) (11, 6) (c) (5, 1) (d) (12, 22)
  16. 16.How far is the point (3, 4) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 25 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 6
  17. 17.What is the distance between the points (5, 18) and (13, 3)? (a) 289 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) 18
  18. 18.What is the midpoint of the line joining (9, 8) and (13, 4)? (a) (2, 2) (b) (22, 12) (c) (11, 6) (d) (6, 11)
  19. 19.What is the distance between the points (9, 24) and (16, 0)? (a) 625 (b) 25 (c) 31 (d) 26
  20. 20.In which quadrant does the point (9, −6) lie? (a) First quadrant (b) Fourth quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) Third quadrant
  21. 21.What is the midpoint of the line joining (2, 0) and (14, 6)? (a) (16, 6) (b) (8, 3) (c) (6, 3) (d) (3, 8)
  22. 22.In which quadrant does the point (7, −8) lie? (a) First quadrant (b) Third quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
  23. 23.In which quadrant does the point (6, −6) lie? (a) Second quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Third quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
  24. 24.What is the midpoint of the line joining (0, 4) and (6, 14)? (a) (9, 3) (b) (6, 18) (c) (3, 9) (d) (3, 5)
  25. 25.What is the midpoint of the line joining (0, 16) and (6, 8)? (a) (3, 12) (b) (6, 24) (c) (12, 3) (d) (3, 4)
  26. 26.In which quadrant does the point (2, −7) lie? (a) Fourth quadrant (b) Third quadrant (c) First quadrant (d) Second quadrant
  27. 27.What is the distance between the points (7, 5) and (14, 29)? (a) 31 (b) 625 (c) 26 (d) 25
  28. 28.What is the midpoint of the line joining (6, 14) and (10, 2)? (a) (9, 8) (b) (2, 6) (c) (8, 8) (d) (16, 16)
  29. 29.What is the midpoint of the line joining (0, 9) and (4, 15)? (a) (2, 3) (b) (4, 24) (c) (12, 2) (d) (2, 12)
  30. 30.What is the midpoint of the line joining (4, 13) and (16, 9)? (a) (11, 10) (b) (6, 2) (c) (10, 11) (d) (20, 22)
  31. 31.What is the distance between the points (8, 19) and (17, 7)? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) 225 (d) 16
  32. 32.What is the distance between the points (0, 6) and (6, 14)? (a) 11 (b) 100 (c) 14 (d) 10
  33. 33.What is the midpoint of the line joining (0, 15) and (2, 5)? (a) (10, 1) (b) (1, 10) (c) (1, 5) (d) (2, 20)
  34. 34.What is the midpoint of the line joining (5, 10) and (9, 12)? (a) (14, 22) (b) (7, 11) (c) (11, 7) (d) (2, 1)
  35. 35.In which quadrant does the point (5, −4) lie? (a) Third quadrant (b) Fourth quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) First quadrant
  36. 36.In which quadrant does the point (−7, 5) lie? (a) First quadrant (b) Second quadrant (c) Fourth quadrant (d) Third quadrant
  37. 37.What is the midpoint of the line joining (9, 5) and (19, 11)? (a) (28, 16) (b) (8, 14) (c) (5, 3) (d) (14, 8)
  38. 38.What is the midpoint of the line joining (5, 2) and (7, 14)? (a) (12, 16) (b) (1, 6) (c) (6, 8) (d) (8, 6)
  39. 39.In which quadrant does the point (−6, 1) lie? (a) Third quadrant (b) Second quadrant (c) First quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
  40. 40.What is the midpoint of the line joining (7, 17) and (9, 9)? (a) (1, 4) (b) (13, 8) (c) (16, 26) (d) (8, 13)

Answer key

  1. (7, 4)
  2. 13
  3. (2, 8)
  4. (10, 12)
  5. 5
  6. 5
  7. Second quadrant
  8. (5, 8)
  9. 13
  10. 25
  11. 17
  12. (15, 9)
  13. 15
  14. 20
  15. (6, 11)
  16. 5
  17. 17
  18. (11, 6)
  19. 25
  20. Fourth quadrant
  21. (8, 3)
  22. Fourth quadrant
  23. Fourth quadrant
  24. (3, 9)
  25. (3, 12)
  26. Fourth quadrant
  27. 25
  28. (8, 8)
  29. (2, 12)
  30. (10, 11)
  31. 15
  32. 10
  33. (1, 10)
  34. (7, 11)
  35. Fourth quadrant
  36. Second quadrant
  37. (14, 8)
  38. (6, 8)
  39. Second quadrant
  40. (8, 13)

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