EduSahara™ Assignment
Name : Section Formula
Chapter : Distance and Section Formulae
Grade : ICSE Grade X
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
    • Find the point that divides the join of points
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      1
      )
    • and
    • (
      6
      ,
      2
      )
    • internally
    • in the ratio
    • 3
      :
      6
  • (i)
    (
    2

    3
    ,
    10

    3
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    10

    3
    )
    ,
    (
    2

    3
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    7

    3
    )
    ,
    7

    3
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    1

    3
    )
    ,
    1

    3
    )
  • (v)
    (
    (
    4

    3
    )
    ,
    4

    3
    )
Question 2
2.
    • Find the coordinates of the mid points of the sides of the triangle formed by
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      2
      )
    • and
    • (
      4
      ,
      3
      )
  • (i)
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      5

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      2
      ,
      (
      1

      2
      )
      )
  • (ii)
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      5

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      1
      ,
      1

      2
      )
  • (iii)
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      1
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      5

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      1
      ,
      1

      2
      )
  • (iv)
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      5

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      (
      3

      2
      )
      )
  • (v)
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      2
      ,
      9

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      1
      ,
      1

      2
      )
Question 3
3.
    • Find the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle,
    • the mid points of whose sides are
    • (
      5

      2
      ,
      1

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      1
      ,
      1
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      3

      2
      )
      ,
      (
      5

      2
      )
      )
  • (i)
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      5
      ,
      4
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
  • (ii)
    • (
      0
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      5
      ,
      4
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
  • (iii)
    • (
      0
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      5
      ,
      4
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
  • (iv)
    • (
      0
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      5
      ,
      4
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      (
      4
      )
      )
  • (v)
    • (
      0
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      7
      ,
      6
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
Question 4
4.
    • The coordinates of the point dividing the join of points
    • (
      x

      1
      ,
      y

      1
      )
    • and
    • (
      x

      2
      ,
      y

      2
      )
    • internally in the ratio m:n are
  • (i)
    (
    n
    x

    2
       
    m
    x

    1

    m - n
    ,
    n
    y

    2
       
    m
    y

    1

    m - n
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    m
    x

    2
      +  
    n
    x

    1

    m + n
    ,
    m
    y

    2
      +  
    n
    y

    1

    m + n
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    m
    x

    2
       
    n
    x

    1

    m - n
    ,
    m
    y

    2
       
    n
    y

    1

    m - n
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    n
    x

    2
      +  
    m
    x

    1

    m + n
    ,
    n
    y

    2
      +  
    m
    y

    1

    m + n
    )
Question 5
5.
    • If the point
    • (
      (
      16

      5
      )
      ,
      18

      5
      )
    • divides the join of points
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      6
      )
    • and
    • (
      x
      ,
      y
      )
    • in the ratio
    • 1
      :
      4
    • , find
    • (
      x
      ,
      y
      )
  • (i)
    (
    (
    2
    )
    ,
    (
    8
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    2
    ,
    (
    4
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    1
    ,
    (
    7
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    1
    )
    ,
    (
    5
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    0
    ,
    (
    6
    )
    )
Question 6
6.
    • Find the ratio in which point
    • (
      40

      7
      ,
      (
      38

      7
      )
      )
    • divides the join of points
    • (
      8
      ,
      (
      6
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      8
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
  • (i)
    2
    :
    6
  • (ii)
    1
    :
    8
  • (iii)
    0
    :
    6
  • (iv)
    1
    :
    6
  • (v)
    1
    :
    3
Question 7
7.
    • One end of the diameter of a circle is
    • (
      6
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • .
    • If the centre is
    • (
      7

      2
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • ,
    • find the other end of the diameter
  • (i)
    (
    (
    1
    )
    ,
    (
    1
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    0
    ,
    2
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    2
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    1
    ,
    1
    )
  • (v)
    (
    3
    ,
    3
    )
Question 8
8.
    • Find the coordinates of the points of trisection of the line segment
    • joining the points
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      (
      8
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      (
      4
      )
      )
  • (i)
    • (
      (
      2

      3
      )
      ,
      (
      23

      3
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      7

      3
      )
      ,
      (
      16

      3
      )
      )
  • (ii)
    • (
      (
      11

      3
      )
      ,
      (
      26

      3
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      7

      3
      )
      ,
      (
      16

      3
      )
      )
  • (iii)
    • (
      (
      5

      3
      )
      ,
      (
      20

      3
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      10

      3
      )
      ,
      (
      13

      3
      )
      )
  • (iv)
    • (
      1

      3
      ,
      (
      14

      3
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      7

      3
      )
      ,
      (
      16

      3
      )
      )
  • (v)
    • (
      (
      5

      3
      )
      ,
      (
      20

      3
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      7

      3
      )
      ,
      (
      16

      3
      )
      )
Question 9
9.
    • In what ratio is the join of
    • (
      4
      ,
      7
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      7
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • divided by x-axis?
  • (i)
    7
    :
    6
  • (ii)
    8
    :
    2
  • (iii)
    7
    :
    2
  • (iv)
    6
    :
    2
  • (v)
    7
    :
    0
Question 10
10.
    • In what ratio is the join of
    • (
      8
      ,
      8
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • divided by y-axis?
  • (i)
    3
    :
    9
  • (ii)
    8
    :
    0
  • (iii)
    8
    :
    3
  • (iv)
    1
    :
    9
  • (v)
    8
    :
    5
Question 11
11.
    • Two vertices of a triangle are
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      4
      ,
      5
      )
    • and its centriod is
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      1

      3
      )
    • . Find the coordinates of the third vertex of the triangle
  • (i)
    (
    (
    8
    )
    ,
    (
    4
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    8
    ,
    (
    4
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    8
    ,
    4
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    4
    )
    ,
    (
    8
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    (
    8
    )
    ,
    4
    )
Question 12
12.
    • The centre of a circle is
    • (
      2
      ,
      13

      2
      )
    • .
    • Find the other end of the diameter whose one end point is
    • (
      8
      ,
      5
      )
  • (i)
    (
    (
    4
    )
    ,
    8
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    4
    )
    ,
    (
    8
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    8
    ,
    (
    4
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    4
    ,
    (
    8
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    4
    ,
    8
    )
Question 13
13.
    • The points B
    • (
      0
      ,
      1
      )
    • and D
    • (
      (
      9
      )
      ,
      0
      )
    • are the opposite vertices
    • of a square ABCD. Find the other two vertices
  • (i)
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      (
      4
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      6
      )
      ,
      6
      )
  • (ii)
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      (
      4
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      5
      )
  • (iii)
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      (
      5
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      5
      )
  • (iv)
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      5
      )
  • (v)
    • (
      (
      6
      )
      ,
      (
      6
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      5
      )
Question 14
14.
    • Find the coordinates of the midpoints of the sides of the quadrilateral
    • formed by
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      1
      ,
      5
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      8
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      7
      )
  • (i)
    • (
      1

      2
      ,
      11

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      13

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      15

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      9

      2
      )
      ,
      9

      2
      )
  • (ii)
    • (
      (
      3

      2
      )
      ,
      7

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      13

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      6
      )
      ,
      11

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      9

      2
      )
      ,
      9

      2
      )
  • (iii)
    • (
      (
      3

      2
      )
      ,
      7

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      13

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      15

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      9

      2
      )
      ,
      9

      2
      )
  • (iv)
    • (
      (
      3

      2
      )
      ,
      7

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      13

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      13

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      9

      2
      )
      ,
      9

      2
      )
  • (v)
    • (
      (
      3

      2
      )
      ,
      7

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      13

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      15

      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      11

      2
      )
      ,
      11

      2
      )
Question 15
15.
    • Find the lengths of the medians of a triangle whose vertices are
    • (
      1
      ,
      5
      )
    • ,
    • (
      7
      ,
      2
      )
    • and
    • (
      3
      ,
      (
      7
      )
      )
  • (i)
      • 17

        2
      • ,



      • 34
      • ,
      • 1

        2



        445
  • (ii)
      • 1

        2



        97
      • ,



      • 37
      • ,
      • 3

        2



        5
  • (iii)
      • 3

        2



        5
      • ,
      • 1

        2



        97
      • ,
      • 1

        2



        97
Question 16
16.
    • In what ratio is the join of
    • (
      8
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      2
      )
    • divided by the line
    • (
      y
      )
      =
      0
    • ?
  • (i)
    2
    :
    -1
  • (ii)
    2
    :
    5
  • (iii)
    1
    :
    2
  • (iv)
    2
    :
    2
  • (v)
    3
    :
    2
Question 17
17.
    • In what ratio is the join of
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      9
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • divided by the line
    • x
      =
      0
    • ?
  • (i)
    2
    :
    7
  • (ii)
    2
    :
    12
  • (iii)
    3
    :
    9
  • (iv)
    1
    :
    9
  • (v)
    2
    :
    9
Question 18
18.
    • Three vertices of a parallelogram are
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      5
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      8
      ,
      1
      )
    • .
    • Find the fourth vertex
  • (i)
    (
    (
    1
    )
    ,
    (
    1
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    3
    ,
    3
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    2
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    0
    ,
    2
    )
  • (v)
    (
    1
    ,
    1
    )
Question 19
19.
    • Find the centre of the circle, the endpoints of whose
    • diameter are
    • (
      (
      8
      )
      ,
      6
      )
    • and
    • (
      5
      ,
      7
      )
  • (i)
    (
    (
    3

    2
    )
    ,
    (
    13

    2
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    13

    2
    ,
    (
    3

    2
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    3

    2
    ,
    (
    13

    2
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    3

    2
    )
    ,
    13

    2
    )
  • (v)
    (
    3

    2
    ,
    13

    2
    )
Question 20
20.
    • Determine the ratio in which the line
    • (
      x
      3
      y
      +
      5
      )
      =
      0
    • divides the join of points
    • (
      1
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      1
      ,
      3
      )
  • (i)
    -2
    :
    1
  • (ii)
    -3
    :
    1
  • (iii)
    -3
    :
    4
  • (iv)
    -3
    :
    -1
  • (v)
    -4
    :
    1
Question 21
21.
    • A and B are two points on the x-axis and y-axis respectively.
    • If
    • (
      3
      ,
      (
      6
      )
      )
    • is the mid-point of the join of A and B, find A and B
  • (i)
    • (
      7
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      (
      12
      )
      )
  • (ii)
    • (
      6
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      (
      12
      )
      )
  • (iii)
    • (
      8
      ,
      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      (
      12
      )
      )
  • (iv)
    • (
      4
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      (
      12
      )
      )
  • (v)
    • (
      6
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      (
      11
      )
      )
Question 22
22.
    • If A
    • (
      8
      ,
      4
      )
    • and B
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      (
      4
      )
      )
    • are two points,
    • find the coordinates of the point C on AB produced so that AC = 2BC
  • (i)
    (
    (
    8
    )
    ,
    (
    10
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    12
    )
    ,
    (
    14
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    11
    )
    ,
    (
    11
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    10
    )
    ,
    (
    12
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    (
    9
    )
    ,
    (
    13
    )
    )
Question 23
23.
    • The mid-point of the join of points
    • (
      4
      ,
      (
      6
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      (
      8
      )
      )
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    1

    2
    ,
    (
    6
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    5

    2
    ,
    (
    8
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    7

    2
    ,
    (
    5
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    1

    2
    )
    ,
    (
    9
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    3

    2
    ,
    (
    7
    )
    )
Question 24
24.
    • Find the centroid of the triangle formed by the points
    • (
      5
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      5
      ,
      5
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      6
      )
      ,
      2
      )
  • (i)
    (
    1

    3
    ,
    7

    3
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    2

    3
    )
    ,
    (
    2

    3
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    7

    3
    ,
    1

    3
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    10

    3
    ,
    10

    3
    )
  • (v)
    (
    4

    3
    ,
    4

    3
    )
Question 25
25.
    • The coordinates of the origin are
  • (i)
    (
    1
    ,
    0
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    0
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    1
    ,
    1
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    0
    ,
    3
    )
  • (v)
    (
    6
    ,
    0
    )
Question 26
26.
    • The mid-point of the join of the points
    • (
      x

      1
      ,
      y

      1
      )
    • and
    • (
      x

      2
      ,
      y

      2
      )
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    x

    1
       
    x

    2

    3
    ,
    y

    1
       
    y

    2

    3
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    x

    1
      +  
    x

    2

    2
    ,
    y

    1
      +  
    y

    2

    2
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    x

    1
       
    x

    2

    2
    ,
    y

    1
       
    y

    2

    2
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    x

    1
      +  
    x

    2

    3
    ,
    y

    1
      +  
    y

    2

    3
    )
  • (v)
    (
    y

    1
       
    y

    2

    2
    ,
    x

    1
       
    x

    2

    2
    )
Question 27
27.
    • The centroid of the triangle formed by the points
    • (
      x

      1
      ,
      y

      1
      )
    • ,
    • (
      x

      2
      ,
      y

      2
      )
    • and
    • (
      x

      3
      ,
      y

      3
      )
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    x

    1
       
    x

    2
       
    x

    3

    3
    ,
    y

    1
       
    y

    2
       
    y

    3

    3
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    y

    1
      +  
    y

    2
      +  
    y

    3

    2
    ,
    x

    1
      +  
    x

    2
      +  
    x

    3

    2
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    x

    1
      +  
    x

    2
      +  
    x

    3

    3
    ,
    y

    1
      +  
    y

    2
      +  
    y

    3

    3
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    x

    1
       
    x

    2
       
    x

    3

    2
    ,
    y

    1
       
    y

    2
       
    y

    3

    2
    )
  • (v)
    (
    y

    1
       
    y

    2
       
    y

    3

    2
    ,
    x

    1
       
    x

    2
       
    x

    3

    2
    )
Question 28
28.
    • Find the point that bisects
    • (
      (
      8
      )
      ,
      2
      )
    • and
    • (
      3
      ,
      7
      )
  • (i)
    (
    (
    9

    2
    )
    ,
    5

    2
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    1

    2
    )
    ,
    13

    2
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    7

    2
    )
    ,
    11

    2
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    5

    2
    )
    ,
    9

    2
    )
  • (v)
    (
    (
    3

    2
    )
    ,
    7

    2
    )
Question 29
29.
    • If point P
    • (
      (
      7

      2
      )
      ,
      9

      2
      )
    • bisects A
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      1
      )
    • and B
    • (
      x
      ,
      y
      )
    • , find
    • (
      x
      ,
      y
      )
  • (i)
    (
    (
    6
    )
    ,
    6
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    2
    )
    ,
    10
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    5
    )
    ,
    9
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    3
    )
    ,
    7
    )
  • (v)
    (
    (
    4
    )
    ,
    8
    )
Question 30
30.
    • If point P
    • (x,2)
    • is equidistant from the points
    • (
      (
      6
      )
      ,
      4
      )
    • and
    • (
      4
      ,
      1
      )
    • , find x
  • (i)
    (
    -25

    22
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    -23

    20
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    -21

    20
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    -7

    6
    )
  • (v)
    (
    -5

    4
    )
Question 31
31.
    • The line
    • (
      2
      y
      9
      )
      =
      0
    • bisects which of the following pairs of points?
  • (i)
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      3
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      5
      )
  • (ii)
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      4
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      6
      )
      ,
      6
      )
  • (iii)
    • (
      (
      7
      )
      ,
      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      5
      )
  • (iv)
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      4
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      5
      )
  • (v)
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      6
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      5
      )
    Assignment Key

  •  1) (v)
  •  2) (ii)
  •  3) (iii)
  •  4) (ii)
  •  5) (v)
  •  6) (iv)
  •  7) (iv)
  •  8) (v)
  •  9) (iii)
  •  10) (iii)
  •  11) (i)
  •  12) (i)
  •  13) (ii)
  •  14) (iii)
  •  15) (i)
  •  16) (iv)
  •  17) (v)
  •  18) (v)
  •  19) (iv)
  •  20) (ii)
  •  21) (ii)
  •  22) (iv)
  •  23) (v)
  •  24) (v)
  •  25) (ii)
  •  26) (ii)
  •  27) (iii)
  •  28) (iv)
  •  29) (v)
  •  30) (ii)
  •  31) (iv)