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Coordinate Geometry Worksheet for Maths Olympiad

Maths Olympiad topic 28: Coordinates and distance · Set 749 · 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.How far is the point (4, 3) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 25 (d) 7
  2. 2.What is the distance between the points (9, 10) and (13, 7)? (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 25 (d) 5
  3. 3.What is the distance between the points (3, 8) and (9, 0)? (a) 11 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 100
  4. 4.What is the distance between the points (4, 10) and (8, 7)? (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 25
  5. 5.How far is the point (8, 15) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 23 (b) 289 (c) 18 (d) 17
  6. 6.How far is the point (16, 12) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 400
  7. 7.How far is the point (8, 6) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) 100 (d) 11
  8. 8.What is the distance between the points (1, 15) and (7, 7)? (a) 100 (b) 14 (c) 11 (d) 10
  9. 9.How far is the point (3, 4) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 5 (b) 25 (c) 7 (d) 6
  10. 10.What is the distance between the points (8, 2) and (15, 26)? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 625 (d) 31
  11. 11.In which quadrant does the point (2, 1) lie? (a) Third quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Fourth quadrant (d) Second quadrant
  12. 12.In which quadrant does the point (−6, −3) lie? (a) First quadrant (b) Second quadrant (c) Fourth quadrant (d) Third quadrant
  13. 13.How far is the point (24, 7) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 26 (b) 625 (c) 31 (d) 25
  14. 14.How far is the point (6, 8) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 100 (b) 11 (c) 14 (d) 10
  15. 15.What is the distance between the points (0, 3) and (4, 6)? (a) 5 (b) 25 (c) 7 (d) 6
  16. 16.What is the midpoint of the line joining (8, 14) and (12, 8)? (a) (2, 3) (b) (20, 22) (c) (10, 11) (d) (11, 10)
  17. 17.How far is the point (15, 8) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 23 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 289
  18. 18.What is the midpoint of the line joining (5, 18) and (7, 6)? (a) (1, 6) (b) (6, 12) (c) (12, 6) (d) (12, 24)
  19. 19.What is the distance between the points (5, 7) and (11, 15)? (a) 11 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 100
  20. 20.What is the midpoint of the line joining (3, 22) and (7, 10)? (a) (2, 6) (b) (5, 16) (c) (10, 32) (d) (16, 5)
  21. 21.What is the distance between the points (5, 3) and (9, 0)? (a) 6 (b) 25 (c) 7 (d) 5
  22. 22.What is the distance between the points (6, 1) and (18, 10)? (a) 225 (b) 21 (c) 16 (d) 15
  23. 23.What is the distance between the points (1, 4) and (13, 13)? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) 225 (d) 16
  24. 24.In which quadrant does the point (8, 7) lie? (a) Second quadrant (b) Fourth quadrant (c) First quadrant (d) Third quadrant
  25. 25.In which quadrant does the point (5, 9) lie? (a) Second quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Third quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
  26. 26.How far is the point (5, 12) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 17 (b) 169 (c) 13 (d) 14
  27. 27.In which quadrant does the point (1, −6) lie? (a) Second quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Fourth quadrant (d) Third quadrant
  28. 28.What is the distance between the points (4, 7) and (16, 2)? (a) 169 (b) 17 (c) 14 (d) 13
  29. 29.What is the distance between the points (4, 9) and (20, 21)? (a) 28 (b) 400 (c) 20 (d) 21
  30. 30.What is the midpoint of the line joining (4, 9) and (8, 17)? (a) (12, 26) (b) (6, 13) (c) (2, 4) (d) (13, 6)
  31. 31.What is the distance between the points (1, 5) and (4, 1)? (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 25
  32. 32.How far is the point (12, 16) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 21 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 400
  33. 33.What is the midpoint of the line joining (7, 8) and (11, 6)? (a) (18, 14) (b) (2, 1) (c) (7, 9) (d) (9, 7)
  34. 34.What is the midpoint of the line joining (7, 1) and (9, 11)? (a) (6, 8) (b) (16, 12) (c) (8, 6) (d) (1, 5)
  35. 35.What is the midpoint of the line joining (10, 10) and (18, 0)? (a) (5, 14) (b) (4, 5) (c) (14, 5) (d) (28, 10)
  36. 36.What is the distance between the points (4, 8) and (10, 0)? (a) 14 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 11
  37. 37.In which quadrant does the point (9, 9) lie? (a) Fourth quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Third quadrant (d) Second quadrant
  38. 38.In which quadrant does the point (−1, −4) lie? (a) Second quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Third quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
  39. 39.In which quadrant does the point (2, −1) lie? (a) Second quadrant (b) Third quadrant (c) First quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
  40. 40.What is the midpoint of the line joining (10, 2) and (22, 14)? (a) (6, 6) (b) (16, 8) (c) (32, 16) (d) (8, 16)

Answer key

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

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