Coordinate Geometry Worksheet for Maths Olympiad

Maths Olympiad topic 28: Coordinates and distance · Set 272 · 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.What is the distance between the points (0, 7) and (24, 0)? (a) 625 (b) 25 (c) 31 (d) 26
2. 2.In which quadrant does the point (−2, −2) lie? (a) Third quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
3. 3.What is the distance between the points (3, 11) and (27, 4)? (a) 31 (b) 26 (c) 625 (d) 25
4. 4.In which quadrant does the point (5, 8) lie? (a) First quadrant (b) Fourth quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) Third quadrant
5. 5.In which quadrant does the point (−5, −7) lie? (a) Fourth quadrant (b) Third quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) First quadrant
6. 6.How far is the point (15, 8) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 17 (b) 289 (c) 23 (d) 18
7. 7.In which quadrant does the point (−8, 5) lie? (a) Third quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Fourth quadrant (d) Second quadrant
8. 8.What is the midpoint of the line joining (9, 16) and (19, 8)? (a) (5, 4) (b) (14, 12) (c) (12, 14) (d) (28, 24)
9. 9.What is the distance between the points (3, 4) and (6, 0)? (a) 7 (b) 25 (c) 6 (d) 5
10. 10.What is the midpoint of the line joining (1, 9) and (9, 3)? (a) (5, 6) (b) (4, 3) (c) (10, 12) (d) (6, 5)
11. 11.How far is the point (12, 16) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 21 (b) 28 (c) 400 (d) 20
12. 12.What is the distance between the points (6, 20) and (15, 8)? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) 225 (d) 16
13. 13.In which quadrant does the point (−9, −8) lie? (a) Second quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Fourth quadrant (d) Third quadrant
14. 14.What is the distance between the points (3, 27) and (10, 3)? (a) 25 (b) 625 (c) 26 (d) 31
15. 15.What is the distance between the points (6, 10) and (12, 2)? (a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 100
16. 16.In which quadrant does the point (−6, −3) lie? (a) Fourth quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) Third quadrant
17. 17.What is the distance between the points (4, 2) and (16, 18)? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 21 (d) 400
18. 18.How far is the point (7, 24) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 31 (b) 625 (c) 26 (d) 25
19. 19.In which quadrant does the point (2, −5) lie? (a) Second quadrant (b) Third quadrant (c) Fourth quadrant (d) First quadrant
20. 20.In which quadrant does the point (−8, 3) lie? (a) First quadrant (b) Third quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
21. 21.What is the midpoint of the line joining (9, 5) and (13, 11)? (a) (22, 16) (b) (2, 3) (c) (11, 8) (d) (8, 11)
22. 22.What is the midpoint of the line joining (10, 8) and (22, 10)? (a) (6, 1) (b) (16, 9) (c) (9, 16) (d) (32, 18)
23. 23.How far is the point (9, 12) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 16 (b) 225 (c) 21 (d) 15
24. 24.What is the midpoint of the line joining (1, 18) and (9, 10)? (a) (5, 14) (b) (4, 4) (c) (14, 5) (d) (10, 28)
25. 25.What is the midpoint of the line joining (2, 5) and (12, 11)? (a) (5, 3) (b) (7, 8) (c) (14, 16) (d) (8, 7)
26. 26.How far is the point (16, 12) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 28 (b) 400 (c) 21 (d) 20
27. 27.What is the midpoint of the line joining (7, 3) and (15, 7)? (a) (11, 5) (b) (4, 2) (c) (5, 11) (d) (22, 10)
28. 28.What is the distance between the points (2, 6) and (8, 14)? (a) 100 (b) 14 (c) 11 (d) 10
29. 29.What is the midpoint of the line joining (10, 19) and (18, 9)? (a) (15, 14) (b) (4, 5) (c) (14, 14) (d) (28, 28)
30. 30.How far is the point (3, 4) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 25
31. 31.What is the distance between the points (9, 3) and (24, 11)? (a) 289 (b) 23 (c) 18 (d) 17
32. 32.In which quadrant does the point (−7, 4) lie? (a) Fourth quadrant (b) Second quadrant (c) First quadrant (d) Third quadrant
33. 33.In which quadrant does the point (−1, −3) lie? (a) Second quadrant (b) Third quadrant (c) First quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
34. 34.What is the midpoint of the line joining (2, 7) and (14, 3)? (a) (8, 5) (b) (6, 2) (c) (5, 8) (d) (16, 10)
35. 35.In which quadrant does the point (−3, −2) lie? (a) Second quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Third quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
36. 36.How far is the point (12, 9) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 225
37. 37.What is the midpoint of the line joining (9, 9) and (13, 15)? (a) (2, 3) (b) (12, 11) (c) (22, 24) (d) (11, 12)
38. 38.What is the midpoint of the line joining (3, 7) and (5, 1)? (a) (4, 4) (b) (5, 4) (c) (8, 8) (d) (1, 3)
39. 39.In which quadrant does the point (7, −3) lie? (a) Fourth quadrant (b) Third quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) First quadrant
40. 40.What is the midpoint of the line joining (8, 3) and (20, 5)? (a) (4, 14) (b) (14, 4) (c) (28, 8) (d) (6, 1)

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