Coordinate Geometry Worksheet for Maths Olympiad

Maths Olympiad topic 28: Coordinates and distance · Set 863 · 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 midpoint of the line joining (7, 9) and (11, 19)? (a) (9, 14) (b) (18, 28) (c) (2, 5) (d) (14, 9)
2. 2.In which quadrant does the point (−3, 6) lie? (a) Third quadrant (b) Fourth quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) First quadrant
3. 3.In which quadrant does the point (3, −6) lie? (a) Third quadrant (b) Fourth quadrant (c) First quadrant (d) Second quadrant
4. 4.What is the midpoint of the line joining (8, 6) and (14, 14)? (a) (10, 11) (b) (11, 10) (c) (3, 4) (d) (22, 20)
5. 5.How far is the point (5, 12) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 169 (d) 17
6. 6.How far is the point (12, 9) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 225
7. 7.In which quadrant does the point (8, 4) lie? (a) First quadrant (b) Third quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
8. 8.How far is the point (8, 6) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 14 (b) 100 (c) 11 (d) 10
9. 9.What is the midpoint of the line joining (2, 11) and (14, 7)? (a) (16, 18) (b) (8, 9) (c) (6, 2) (d) (9, 8)
10. 10.What is the distance between the points (8, 9) and (16, 15)? (a) 10 (b) 14 (c) 100 (d) 11
11. 11.What is the distance between the points (1, 1) and (6, 13)? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 169 (d) 14
12. 12.What is the midpoint of the line joining (4, 18) and (12, 10)? (a) (8, 14) (b) (4, 4) (c) (16, 28) (d) (14, 8)
13. 13.What is the distance between the points (4, 4) and (11, 28)? (a) 25 (b) 31 (c) 26 (d) 625
14. 14.How far is the point (3, 4) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 25 (d) 5
15. 15.What is the distance between the points (6, 5) and (30, 12)? (a) 31 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 625
16. 16.What is the distance between the points (5, 16) and (17, 0)? (a) 400 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 20
17. 17.What is the distance between the points (4, 17) and (9, 5)? (a) 14 (b) 169 (c) 17 (d) 13
18. 18.What is the midpoint of the line joining (5, 4) and (17, 16)? (a) (10, 11) (b) (6, 6) (c) (11, 10) (d) (22, 20)
19. 19.In which quadrant does the point (−9, −1) lie? (a) Third quadrant (b) Fourth quadrant (c) First quadrant (d) Second quadrant
20. 20.How far is the point (12, 5) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 169 (b) 13 (c) 17 (d) 14
21. 21.In which quadrant does the point (6, 1) lie? (a) Fourth quadrant (b) Third quadrant (c) First quadrant (d) Second quadrant
22. 22.What is the midpoint of the line joining (3, 6) and (7, 16)? (a) (11, 5) (b) (5, 11) (c) (2, 5) (d) (10, 22)
23. 23.What is the midpoint of the line joining (9, 15) and (21, 7)? (a) (15, 11) (b) (11, 15) (c) (30, 22) (d) (6, 4)
24. 24.What is the midpoint of the line joining (9, 11) and (21, 7)? (a) (15, 9) (b) (9, 15) (c) (6, 2) (d) (30, 18)
25. 25.What is the distance between the points (0, 8) and (9, 20)? (a) 16 (b) 225 (c) 15 (d) 21
26. 26.What is the distance between the points (2, 2) and (10, 8)? (a) 11 (b) 100 (c) 14 (d) 10
27. 27.What is the midpoint of the line joining (6, 1) and (10, 7)? (a) (16, 8) (b) (4, 8) (c) (2, 3) (d) (8, 4)
28. 28.How far is the point (15, 8) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 17 (b) 289 (c) 18 (d) 23
29. 29.What is the midpoint of the line joining (9, 17) and (15, 9)? (a) (24, 26) (b) (12, 13) (c) (13, 12) (d) (3, 4)
30. 30.What is the distance between the points (4, 18) and (13, 6)? (a) 16 (b) 225 (c) 21 (d) 15
31. 31.In which quadrant does the point (−8, 9) lie? (a) First quadrant (b) Fourth quadrant (c) Second quadrant (d) Third quadrant
32. 32.What is the distance between the points (9, 3) and (21, 12)? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) 225 (d) 16
33. 33.What is the midpoint of the line joining (5, 8) and (17, 0)? (a) (11, 4) (b) (22, 8) (c) (6, 4) (d) (4, 11)
34. 34.What is the distance between the points (1, 12) and (6, 0)? (a) 17 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 169
35. 35.What is the distance between the points (0, 6) and (12, 15)? (a) 21 (b) 15 (c) 225 (d) 16
36. 36.What is the distance between the points (9, 3) and (13, 6)? (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 25
37. 37.What is the midpoint of the line joining (10, 16) and (20, 6)? (a) (11, 15) (b) (30, 22) (c) (5, 5) (d) (15, 11)
38. 38.What is the distance between the points (5, 3) and (11, 11)? (a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 14
39. 39.How far is the point (9, 12) from the origin (0, 0)? (a) 225 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 15
40. 40.In which quadrant does the point (−1, 8) lie? (a) Fourth quadrant (b) First quadrant (c) Third quadrant (d) Second quadrant

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