Coordinate Geometry Worksheet for Maths Olympiad

Maths Olympiad topic 28: Coordinates and distance · Set 563 · 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, 4) and (6, 12)? (a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 14
2. 2.How far is the point (5, 12) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 169 (d) 13
3. 3.In which quadrant does the point (6, −1) lie? (a) Second quadrant (b) Third quadrant (c) Fourth quadrant (d) First quadrant
4. 4.In which quadrant does the point (4, 2) lie? (a) First quadrant (b) Fourth quadrant (c) Third quadrant (d) Second quadrant
5. 5.What is the midpoint of the line joining (0, 6) and (8, 2)? (a) (8, 8) (b) (4, 4) (c) (5, 4) (d) (4, 2)
6. 6.What is the midpoint of the line joining (2, 1) and (8, 3)? (a) (5, 2) (b) (2, 5) (c) (10, 4) (d) (3, 1)
7. 7.In which quadrant does the point (7, −6) lie? (a) Fourth quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) Third quadrant
8. 8.How far is the point (9, 12) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 225 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 21
9. 9.What is the distance between the points (6, 21) and (22, 9)? (a) 28 (b) 21 (c) 400 (d) 20
10. 10.What is the distance between the points (1, 5) and (13, 21)? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 21 (d) 400
11. 11.How far is the point (3, 4) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 5 (b) 25 (c) 6 (d) 7
12. 12.What is the distance between the points (0, 15) and (24, 8)? (a) 31 (b) 26 (c) 625 (d) 25
13. 13.What is the distance between the points (1, 1) and (4, 5)? (a) 7 (b) 25 (c) 6 (d) 5
14. 14.What is the distance between the points (0, 7) and (15, 15)? (a) 23 (b) 289 (c) 17 (d) 18
15. 15.What is the distance between the points (1, 13) and (10, 1)? (a) 16 (b) 225 (c) 21 (d) 15
16. 16.How far is the point (8, 15) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 23 (b) 17 (c) 289 (d) 18
17. 17.What is the midpoint of the line joining (4, 7) and (14, 11)? (a) (10, 9) (b) (9, 9) (c) (18, 18) (d) (5, 2)
18. 18.How far is the point (15, 8) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 289 (b) 23 (c) 18 (d) 17
19. 19.How far is the point (8, 6) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 11 (b) 14 (c) 100 (d) 10
20. 20.In which quadrant does the point (−3, 8) lie? (a) Second quadrant (b) Fourth quadrant (c) Third quadrant (d) First quadrant
21. 21.How far is the point (4, 3) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 5 (b) 25 (c) 6 (d) 7
22. 22.What is the distance between the points (2, 19) and (11, 7)? (a) 225 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 15
23. 23.What is the midpoint of the line joining (2, 2) and (14, 14)? (a) (6, 6) (b) (9, 8) (c) (8, 8) (d) (16, 16)
24. 24.What is the distance between the points (6, 6) and (30, 13)? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 625 (d) 31
25. 25.What is the distance between the points (1, 9) and (16, 17)? (a) 23 (b) 289 (c) 17 (d) 18
26. 26.What is the midpoint of the line joining (2, 10) and (12, 12)? (a) (7, 11) (b) (11, 7) (c) (14, 22) (d) (5, 1)
27. 27.What is the distance between the points (0, 9) and (15, 1)? (a) 289 (b) 18 (c) 23 (d) 17
28. 28.What is the distance between the points (6, 25) and (13, 1)? (a) 625 (b) 26 (c) 31 (d) 25
29. 29.In which quadrant does the point (−2, −8) lie? (a) Fourth quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Third quadrant (d) Second quadrant
30. 30.In which quadrant does the point (7, 4) lie? (a) Fourth quadrant (b) Second quadrant (c) Third quadrant (d) First quadrant
31. 31.What is the midpoint of the line joining (2, 19) and (10, 9)? (a) (4, 5) (b) (14, 6) (c) (6, 14) (d) (12, 28)
32. 32.In which quadrant does the point (−6, −1) lie? (a) First quadrant (b) Fourth quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) Third quadrant
33. 33.What is the midpoint of the line joining (2, 6) and (14, 0)? (a) (16, 6) (b) (8, 3) (c) (6, 3) (d) (3, 8)
34. 34.What is the midpoint of the line joining (2, 8) and (8, 14)? (a) (10, 22) (b) (11, 5) (c) (3, 3) (d) (5, 11)
35. 35.What is the distance between the points (3, 0) and (11, 6)? (a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 14
36. 36.In which quadrant does the point (8, 6) lie? (a) Fourth quadrant (b) Third quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) First quadrant
37. 37.What is the distance between the points (7, 1) and (11, 4)? (a) 7 (b) 25 (c) 6 (d) 5
38. 38.What is the distance between the points (7, 4) and (14, 28)? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 625 (d) 31
39. 39.What is the distance between the points (1, 1) and (13, 6)? (a) 169 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) 14
40. 40.What is the midpoint of the line joining (2, 2) and (12, 10)? (a) (14, 12) (b) (5, 4) (c) (6, 7) (d) (7, 6)

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