VIBGYOR TUTORIALS

Co-ordinate Geometry : Section Formulae and mid-point formula

1. M and N are two points on the X axis and Y axis and Y axis respectively. P (3, 2) divides the line segment
MN in the ratio 2 : 3. Find : (i) the coordinates of M and N (ii) slope of the line MN.
2. A(−1, 3), B(4, 2) and C(3, −2) are the vertices of a triangle. (i) Find the coordinates of the centroid G of
the triangle. (ii) Find the equation of the line through G and parallel to AC.
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The slope of a line joining P(6, k) and Q(1 −3k, 3) is . Find: Midpoint of PQ.
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4. Calculate the ratio in which the line joining A (−4, 2) and B(3, 6) is divided by point P(x, 3). Also find :
(i) x (ii) Length of AP.
5. AB is a diameter of a circle with centre C = (−2, 5). If A = (3, −7). Find (i) the length of radius AC
(ii) the coordinates of B.
6. In the figure given below, the line segment
AB meets X-axis at A and Y-axis at B.
The point P (−3, 4)on AB divides it in the ratio 2 : 3.
Find the coordinates of A and B.

7. Given a line segment AB joining the points A (−4, 6), and B (8, −3). Find: (i) the ratio in which AB is
divided by the y-axis. (ii) find the coordinates of the points on intersection. (iii) the length of AB.
8. ABC is a triangle and G (4, 3) is the centroid of the triangle. If A (1, 3), B (4, b) and C (𝛼, 1), find ′𝛼′and
‘b’. Find the length of side BC.
9. A and B are two points on the x-axis and y-axis respectively.
P(2, −3) is the mid-point of AB. Find the
(i) Coordinates of A and B
(ii) Slope of line AB.
(iii) Equation of line AB.

10. The cordinates of A and B are (−3, 𝑎) and (1, 𝑎 + 4). Mid-point of AB is (−1, 1). Find the value of 𝛼.
11. The line segment joining A(−3, 1) and B(5, −4) is a diameter of a circle whose centre is O. Find the
coordinates of O.
12. The coordinates of the mid-point of the line segment PQ are (1, −2). The coordinates of P are (−3, 2).
Find the coordinates of Q.

13. The mid-point of the line segment joining (2𝑎, 4) and (−2, 2𝑏) is (1, 2𝑎 + 1). Find the values of 𝛼 and b.
14. The centre O of a circle has coordinates (4, 5) and one point on the circle is (8, 10). Find the coordinates of
the other end of the diameter of the circle through this point.
15. The mid-point of the line segment
AB shown in the adjoinig figure is
(4, −3). Write down the coordinates
of A and B.

16. A(10, 5) , B(6,−3) and C(2, 1) are the vertices of ∆ABC. L is the mid-point of AB, and M is the mid-point
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of AC. Write down the coordinates of L and M. Show that LM = BC.
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17. If (10, 5), (8, 4) and (6, 6) be the mid-poins of the sides of a triangle, find the coordinates of its vertices.

18. Find the third vertex of a triangle if its two vertices are (−1, 4) and (5, 2) and mid-point of one side is
(0, 3).

19. If a vertex of a triangle be (1, 1) and the mid-points of the sides through it be (−2, 3) and (5, 2). Find the
other verteices.

20. Find the length of the medians of a triangle whose vertices are A(−3, 3), B(−7, −7) and C(1, 1).

21. Prove that the points A(−5, 4), 𝐵(−1, −2) and C(5, 2) are the vertices of an isosceles triangle. Find the
coordinates of D so that ABCD is square.

22. 𝑃𝐵 1
The line joining the points A(−3, −10) and B(−2, 6) is divided by the point P such that = . Find
𝐴𝐵 5
the coordinates of P.
23. Calculate the ratio in which the line joining A(6, 5) and B(4, −3) is divided by the line y = 2.

24. The points (2, −1), (−1, 4) and (−2, 2) are mid-points of the sides of a triangle. Find the its vertices.

25. A(5, x), B(−4, 3) and C(𝑦, −2) are the vertices of the rtiangle ABC whose centroid is the origin.
Calculate the values x and y.

26. Find the ratio in which the line 2x + y = 4 divides the line segment joining the points P (2, −2) and Q(3, 7).

27. The line joining the points (2, 1) and (5, −8) is trisected at the points P and Q. If point P lies on the line
2x – y + k = 0, find the value of k. Alos, find the co-ordinates of point Q.

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