1.

   Find the coordinates of the point equidistant 12. If R(5,6) is the midpoint of the line segment
from the points A(1, 2), B (3, –4) and C(5, –6). AB joining the points A(6,5) and B(4,4)
   (a) (2, 3) then y equals
(b) (–1, –2) (a) 5
(c) (0, 3) (b) 7
(d) (1, 3) (c) 12
2.   Find the coordinates of the point equidistant (d) 6
from the points A(5, 1), B(–3, –7) and C(7, –1). 13. If the point C(k,4) divides the join of the
 (a) (2, –4) points A(2,6) and B(5,1) in the ratio 2:3
(b) (3, –6) then the value of k is
(c) (4, 7) (a) 16
(d) (8, –6) (b) 28/5
3.   Two of the vertices of a triangle ABC are given (c) 16/5
by A(6, 4) and B(–2, 2) and its centroid is G(3, 4). (d) 8/5
Find the coordinates of the third vertex C of the 14. The distance of the point (-3, 4) from x-axis
ΔABC. is
 (a) (2, 3) (a) 3
(b) (4, 6) (b) -3
(c) (4, 3) (c) 4
(d) (5, 6) (d) 5
4.   Find the value of P for which the point (–1, 3), Answer(c)
(2, p) and (5, –1) are collinear. 15. The perimeter of the triangle with vertices
 (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1 (0,4), (0,0) and (3,0) is
5.   Find the distance of the point (–6, 8) from the (a) 7 + √5
origin. (b) 5
 (a) 8 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 9 (c) 10
6.   Find the value of p for which the points (–5, 1), (d) 12
(1, p) and (4, –2) are collinear. 16. If A(1,3) B(-1,2) C(2,5) and D(x,4) are the
   (a) –3 (b) –2 (c) 0 (d) –1 vertices of a ||gm ABCD then the value of x
7.   Find the value of k if the points A(2, 3), B(4, k) is
and C(6, –3) are collinear. (a) 3
   (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 1 (b) 4
8.   In what ratio of line x – y – 2 = 0 divides the line (c) 0
segment joining (3, –1) and (8, 9)? (d) 3/2
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 1 : 3 17. The midpoint of segment AB is P(0,4). If
9.    Find the ratio in which the line joining the the coordinates of B are (-2, 3), then the
points (6, 4) and (1, –7) is divided by x-axis. coordinates of A are
          (a) 1 : 3 (a) (2,5)
(b) 2 : 7 (b) (-2,-5)
(c) 4 : 7 (c) (2,9)
(d) 6 : 7 (d) (-2,11)
10. The point on x-axis which is equidistant 18. If the points A(x,2), B(-3, -4) and C(7, -5)
from the points A(-1, 0) and B(5,0) is are collinear then the value of x is
(a) (0,2) (a) -63 (b) 63 (c) 60 (d) -60
(b) (2,0) 19. The area of a triangle with vertices A(5,0),
(c) (3,0) B(8,0) and C(8,4) in square units is
(d) (0,3) (a) 20
11. The distance of the point P(-6,8) from the (b) 12
origin is (c) 6
(a) 8 (d) 16
(b) 2√7 20. The coordinates of the point P dividing the
(c) 6 line segment joining the points A(1,3), and
(d) 10
 B(4,6) in the ratio 2:1 is
(a) (2,4) (b) (3,5) (c) (4,2) (d) (5,3)
21. If the coordinates of one end of a diameter
of a circle are (2,3) and the coordinates of
its centre are (-2,5), then the coordinates of
the other end of the diameter are
(a) (-6,7)
(b) (6.-7)
(c) (4,2)
(d) (5,3)
22. If A(-6,7) and B(-1,-5) are two given points
then the distance 2AB is
(a) 13 (b) 26 (c) 169 (d) 238
23. ABCD is a rectangle whose three vertices
are B(4,0), C(4,3) and D(0,3) The length of
one of its diagonals is
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 245
24. Which point on x-axis is equidistant from
the points A(7,6) and B(-3,4)
(a) (0,4) (b) (-4,0) (c) (3,0) (d) (0,3)
25. The distance of the point P(2, 3) from the x-
axis is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 5
26. The distance between the point P(1, 4) and
Q(4, 0) is
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 3√3
27. The points (-5, 1), (1, p) and (4, -2) are
collinear if
the value of p is
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) -1
28. The area of the triangle ABC with the vertices
A(-5, 7), B(-4, -5) and C(4, 5) is
(a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 53 (d) 36
29. The distance of the point (α, β) from the
origin is
(a) α + β
(b) α² + β²
(c) |α| + |β|
(d)  0) and C(8, 4) is
30. The area of the triangle whose vertices are
A(1, 2), B(-2, 3) and C(-3, -4) is
(a) 11 (b) 22 (c) 33 (d) 21
31. If the distance between the points (x, -1) and
(3, 2) is 5, then the value of x is
(a) -7 or -1
(b) -7 or 1
(c) 7 or 1
(d) 7 or -1
32. The area of the triangle formed by the points
A(-1.5, 3), B(6, -2) and C(-3, 4) is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3/2
33. If the points P(1, 2), B(0, 0) and C(a, b) are
collinear, then
(a) 2a = b
(b) a = -b
(c) a = 2b
(d) a = b
34. If the segment joining the points (a, b) and (c,
d) subtends a right angle at the origin, then
(a) ac - bd = 0
(b) ac + bd = 0
(c) ab + cd = 0
(d) ab - cd= 0
35. The mid-point of the line segment joining the
points A (-2, 8) and B (-6, -4) is
(a) (-4, -6)
(b) (2, 6)
(c) (-4, 2)
(d) (4, 2)
36. The distance of the point P(- 6, 8) from the
origin is
(a) 8                          (b) 2√7                      (c)
10                         (d) 6
37. The distance of the point P(- 6, 8) from the
origin is
(a) 8                          (b) 2√7                      (c)
10                         (d) 6
38. The distance between the points (0, 5) and (- 5,
0) is
(a) 5                          (b) 5√2                     
(c)2√5                       (d) 10
The perimeter of a triangle with vertices (0, 4), (0, 0)
and (3, 0) is
(a) 5                (b) 12                   (c)11                
(d)7+√5
39. The area of a triangle with vertices A(3,0), B(7,
(a) 14            (b) 28       (c) 8                    (d) 6
40. The points (- 4, 0), (4, 0) and (0, 3) are the
vertices of a
(a) right angled triangle                            (b)
isosceles triangle
(c) equilateral triangle                               (d) scalene
triangle