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Coordinate Geometry Worksheet for Maths Olympiad

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

Answer key

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

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