Coordinate Geometry Worksheet for Maths Olympiad

Maths Olympiad topic 28: Coordinates and distance · Set 159 · 40 questions

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.

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

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