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COORDINATE GEOMETRY
1. Find the distance between the following pair of points:
(a + b, b + c) and (a – b, c – b)
2. Find the value of a when the distance between the points (3, a) and (4, 1) is √10
3. If the points (2, 1) and (1, -2) are equidistant from the point (x, y), show that x + 3y =0.
4. 4. Find the values of x, y if the distances of the point (x, y) from (-3, 0) as well as from (3, 0) are 4.
5. Show that the points (-4, -1), (-2, -4), (4, 0) and (2, 3) are the vertices points of a rectangle.
6. (We know that opposite side of a rectangle and diagonal are equal)
7. Prove that (2, -2), (-2, 1) and (5, 2) are the vertices of a right angled triangle. Find the area of the
triangle and the length of the hypotenuse.
8. Prove that the points (2a, 4a), (2a, 6a) and (2a + √3 a , 5a) are the vertices of an equilateral
triangle.8. Prove that the point (-2, 5), (0, 1) and (2, -3) are collinear.
9. Which point on y-axis is equidistant from (2, 3) and (-4, 1) ?
10. Find the value of k, if the point P (0, 2) is equidistant from (3, k) and (k, 5).
11. Prove that the points (0, 0), (5, 5) and (-5, 5) are the vertices of a right isosceles triangle.
12. If the point P (k – 1, 2) is equidistant from the points A (3, k) and B (k, 5), find the values of k.
13. If A (3, y) is equidistant from points P (8, -3) and Q (7, 6), find the value of y and find the distance
AQ.
14. If the point P (2, 2) is equidistant from the points A (-2, k) and B (-2k, -3), find k. Also, find the length
of AP.
15. Find the points of trisection of the line segment joining the points (5, -6) and (-7, 5).
16. Find the ratio in which the point P (x, 2) divides the line segment joining the points A (12, 5) and B
(4, -3). Also, find the value of x.
17. Find the coordinates of a point A, where AB is a diameter of the circle whose centre is (2, -3) and B
is (1, 4).
18. In what ratio does the point (-4, 6) divide the line segment joining the points A (-6, 10) and B (3, -8)?
19. Find the centroid of the triangle whose vertices are (1, 4), (-1, -1), (3, -2).
20. Two vertices of a triangle are (1, 2), (3, 5) and its centroid is at the origin. Find the Co-ordinates of
the third vertex.
 SOLUTIONS

1. SOLUTION: 2√2𝑏
2. SOLUTION: a=4,-2
3. Prove yourself
4. 4.SOLUTION: x=0,y=±√7
5. Prove yourself
6. 6.SOLUTION: Area=12.5 square unit, length of the hypotenuse=5√2 unit
7. Prove yourself
8. Prove yourself
9. SOLUTION:(0,-1)
10. 10. SOLUTION: K=1
11. Prove yourself
12. 12.SOLUTION: K=1,5
13. 13 SOLUTION: √41
14. 14. SOLUTION: K=-1,-3 and length of AP=5
15. SOLUTION: (1, ),(-3, )
16. SOLUTION:x=9
17. SOLUTION: (3,-10)
18. SOLUTION: 2:7
19. SOLUTION: (1, )
20. SOLUTION: (-4,-7)