Coordinate Geometry Worksheet for Maths Olympiad

Maths Olympiad topic 28: Coordinates and distance · Set 57 · 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 (1, 6) and (13, 1)? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 13 (d) 169
2. 2.In which quadrant does the point (8, −8) lie? (a) First quadrant (b) Third quadrant (c) Fourth quadrant (d) Second quadrant
3. 3.How far is the point (3, 4) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 25 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 5
4. 4.How far is the point (4, 3) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 25
5. 5.What is the midpoint of the line joining (3, 10) and (7, 8)? (a) (2, 1) (b) (10, 18) (c) (5, 9) (d) (9, 5)
6. 6.How far is the point (5, 12) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 14 (b) 169 (c) 13 (d) 17
7. 7.What is the distance between the points (1, 10) and (16, 2)? (a) 289 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) 18
8. 8.How far is the point (8, 15) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 17 (b) 18 (c) 23 (d) 289
9. 9.What is the distance between the points (8, 4) and (14, 12)? (a) 14 (b) 100 (c) 11 (d) 10
10. 10.What is the distance between the points (4, 4) and (28, 11)? (a) 25 (b) 31 (c) 625 (d) 26
11. 11.In which quadrant does the point (−6, 8) lie? (a) First quadrant (b) Fourth quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) Third quadrant
12. 12.What is the distance between the points (4, 6) and (7, 10)? (a) 25 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 6
13. 13.What is the midpoint of the line joining (9, 5) and (11, 9)? (a) (7, 10) (b) (1, 2) (c) (20, 14) (d) (10, 7)
14. 14.How far is the point (16, 12) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 28 (b) 400 (c) 21 (d) 20
15. 15.How far is the point (24, 7) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 625 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 31
16. 16.What is the distance between the points (8, 2) and (13, 14)? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) 169
17. 17.How far is the point (12, 5) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 169 (d) 17
18. 18.What is the midpoint of the line joining (5, 14) and (11, 2)? (a) (3, 6) (b) (16, 16) (c) (9, 8) (d) (8, 8)
19. 19.In which quadrant does the point (−2, 1) lie? (a) Third quadrant (b) Fourth quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) First quadrant
20. 20.How far is the point (6, 8) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 14 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 11
21. 21.What is the distance between the points (1, 21) and (9, 6)? (a) 23 (b) 289 (c) 17 (d) 18
22. 22.In which quadrant does the point (−4, −2) lie? (a) Second quadrant (b) Third quadrant (c) First quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
23. 23.In which quadrant does the point (−7, 1) lie? (a) First quadrant (b) Third quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
24. 24.What is the midpoint of the line joining (2, 3) and (14, 11)? (a) (8, 7) (b) (16, 14) (c) (6, 4) (d) (7, 8)
25. 25.What is the midpoint of the line joining (5, 6) and (7, 18)? (a) (1, 6) (b) (12, 24) (c) (12, 6) (d) (6, 12)
26. 26.What is the midpoint of the line joining (1, 4) and (3, 12)? (a) (1, 4) (b) (4, 16) (c) (8, 2) (d) (2, 8)
27. 27.What is the distance between the points (0, 27) and (7, 3)? (a) 625 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 31
28. 28.In which quadrant does the point (1, −4) lie? (a) Third quadrant (b) Second quadrant (c) First quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
29. 29.What is the distance between the points (0, 9) and (12, 14)? (a) 169 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 17
30. 30.How far is the point (9, 12) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 15 (b) 225 (c) 16 (d) 21
31. 31.In which quadrant does the point (−6, 9) lie? (a) Second quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Fourth quadrant (d) Third quadrant
32. 32.What is the midpoint of the line joining (10, 10) and (16, 18)? (a) (26, 28) (b) (3, 4) (c) (14, 13) (d) (13, 14)
33. 33.What is the midpoint of the line joining (4, 16) and (12, 10)? (a) (13, 8) (b) (4, 3) (c) (16, 26) (d) (8, 13)
34. 34.What is the midpoint of the line joining (2, 13) and (12, 3)? (a) (14, 16) (b) (5, 5) (c) (7, 8) (d) (8, 7)
35. 35.What is the midpoint of the line joining (9, 2) and (19, 0)? (a) (14, 1) (b) (5, 1) (c) (28, 2) (d) (1, 14)
36. 36.What is the midpoint of the line joining (9, 18) and (15, 6)? (a) (13, 12) (b) (24, 24) (c) (12, 12) (d) (3, 6)
37. 37.What is the midpoint of the line joining (5, 16) and (17, 6)? (a) (12, 11) (b) (22, 22) (c) (6, 5) (d) (11, 11)
38. 38.In which quadrant does the point (−4, 1) lie? (a) Third quadrant (b) Fourth quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) First quadrant
39. 39.In which quadrant does the point (−3, −3) lie? (a) First quadrant (b) Second quadrant (c) Fourth quadrant (d) Third quadrant
40. 40.What is the midpoint of the line joining (2, 11) and (4, 5)? (a) (3, 8) (b) (6, 16) (c) (8, 3) (d) (1, 3)

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