EduSahara™ Worksheet
Name : Chapter Based Worksheet
Chapter : Distance and Section Formulae
Grade : ICSE Grade X
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
    • Find the radius of the circle passing through the points
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      6
      ,
      1
      )
    • and
    • (
      5
      ,
      1
      )
  • (i)
    65

    2
  • (ii)
    5

    2



    15
  • (iii)
    5

    2
    4


    13
  • (iv)
    5

    2



    13
  • (v)
    5

    2



    10
Question 2
2.
    • The centre of a circle is
    • (
      5

      2
      ,
      (
      11

      2
      )
      )
    • .
    • Find the other end of the diameter whose one end point is
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
  • (i)
    (
    8
    ,
    (
    8
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    8
    ,
    8
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    8
    )
    ,
    (
    8
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    8
    )
    ,
    8
    )
Question 3
3.
    • One end of the diameter of a circle is
    • (
      (
      7
      )
      ,
      4
      )
    • .
    • If the centre is
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      3
      )
    • ,
    • find the other end of the diameter
  • (i)
    (
    1
    ,
    2
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    1
    )
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    0
    ,
    3
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    3
    ,
    4
    )
  • (v)
    (
    2
    ,
    1
    )
Question 4
4.
    • Find the value of k such that the points
    • (
      (
      7
      )
      ,
      (
      5
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      (
      9

      4
      )
      )
    • and
    • (k,6)
    • are collinear
  • (i)
    4
  • (ii)
    2
  • (iii)
    6
  • (iv)
    8
  • (v)
    5
Question 5
5.
    • Find the centroid of the triangle formed by the points
    • (
      4
      ,
      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      (
      8
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      6
      )
      ,
      7
      )
  • (i)
    (
    (
    10

    3
    )
    ,
    (
    5

    3
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    1

    3
    )
    ,
    (
    2

    3
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    4

    3
    )
    ,
    1

    3
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    7

    3
    )
    ,
    4

    3
    )
  • (v)
    (
    2

    3
    ,
    7

    3
    )
Question 6
6.
    • The points
    • (
      (
      6
      )
      ,
      (
      6
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      2
      ,
      (
      6
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      4
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • represent
  • (i)
    parallelogram
  • (ii)
    square
  • (iii)
    rectangle
  • (iv)
    trapezium
  • (v)
    rhombus
Question 7
7.
    • Find the lengths of the medians of a triangle whose vertices are
    • (
      3
      ,
      6
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      (
      4
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      7
      ,
      6
      )
  • (i)



      • 41
      • ,
      • 2
      • ,



      • 29
  • (ii)



      • 29
      • ,



      • 41
      • ,



      • 41
  • (iii)
      • 5
      • ,
      • 2



        34
      • ,



      • 61
Question 8
8.
    • Determine the ratio in which the line
    • (
      2
      x
      10
      y
      +
      42
      )
      =
      0
    • divides the join of points
    • (
      2
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      3
      ,
      7
      )
  • (i)
    38
    :
    11
  • (ii)
    38
    :
    14
  • (iii)
    37
    :
    11
  • (iv)
    39
    :
    11
  • (v)
    38
    :
    8
Question 9
9.
    • 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)
    (
    n
    x

    2
      +  
    m
    x

    1

    m + n
    ,
    n
    y

    2
      +  
    m
    y

    1

    m + n
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    m
    x

    2
      +  
    n
    x

    1

    m + n
    ,
    m
    y

    2
      +  
    n
    y

    1

    m + n
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    m
    x

    2
       
    n
    x

    1

    m - n
    ,
    m
    y

    2
       
    n
    y

    1

    m - n
    )
Question 10
10.
A point lies on positive side of x-axis at a distance of 3 units from y-axis. What are the coordinates of the point?
  • (i)
    (
    0
    ,
    3
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    3
    )
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    3
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    0
    ,
    (
    3
    )
    )
Question 11
11.
    • Find the relation between x and y such that the point P
    • (
      x
      ,
      y
      )
    • is equidistant from points
    • (
      2
      ,
      4
      )
    • and
    • (
      6
      ,
      (
      5
      )
      )
  • (i)
    (
    9
    x
    +
    18
    y
    +
    41
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    8
    x
    +
    20
    y
    +
    41
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    7
    x
    +
    14
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    7
    x
    +
    11
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    8
    x
    +
    18
    y
    +
    41
    )
    =
    0
Question 12
12.
    • The points
    • (
      1
      ,
      (
      5
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      3

      2
      3

      2



      3
      )
      ,
      (
      7

      2
      5

      2



      3
      )
      )
    • represent
  • (i)
    right angled triangle
  • (ii)
    equilateral triangle
  • (iii)
    scalene triangle
  • (iv)
    isosceles triangle
Question 13
13.
    • Two vertices of a triangle are
    • (
      1
      ,
      6
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      6
      )
      ,
      (
      6
      )
      )
    • and its centriod is
    • (
      (
      5

      3
      )
      ,
      (
      2

      3
      )
      )
    • . Find the coordinates of the third vertex of the triangle
  • (i)
    (
    (
    2
    )
    ,
    0
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    0
    ,
    2
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    0
    ,
    (
    2
    )
    )
Question 14
14.
    • 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)
    (
    x

    1
       
    x

    2
       
    x

    3

    3
    ,
    y

    1
       
    y

    2
       
    y

    3

    3
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    y

    1
      +  
    y

    2
      +  
    y

    3

    2
    ,
    x

    1
      +  
    x

    2
      +  
    x

    3

    2
    )
  • (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 15
15.
    • Find the value of k such that the points
    • (
      (
      8
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      44

      9
      )
      ,
      2

      3
      )
    • and
    • (-1,k)
    • are collinear
  • (i)
    4
  • (ii)
    5
  • (iii)
    3
  • (iv)
    6
  • (v)
    1
Question 16
16.
    • If point P
    • (
      22

      9
      ,
      3
      )
    • is equidistant from the points
    • (a,3)
    • and
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      4
      )
    • , find a
  • (i)
    6
  • (ii)
    7
  • (iii)
    5
  • (iv)
    8
  • (v)
    10
Question 17
17.
    • Find the area of the quadrilateral formed by
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      (
      8
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      5
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      0
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
  • (i)
    27
  • (ii)
    28
  • (iii)
    31
  • (iv)
    29
  • (v)
    26
Question 18
18.
    • If A
    • (
      8
      ,
      (
      4
      )
      )
    • and B
    • (
      0
      ,
      2
      )
    • are two points,
    • find the coordinates of the point C on AB produced so that AC = 2BC
  • (i)
    (
    (
    9
    )
    ,
    9
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    7
    )
    ,
    7
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    10
    )
    ,
    6
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    6
    )
    ,
    10
    )
  • (v)
    (
    (
    8
    )
    ,
    8
    )
Question 19
19.
Distance of the given point from y-axis is
  • (i)
    12
  • (ii)
    2
  • (iii)
    5
  • (iv)
    35
  • (v)
    7
Question 20
20.
Distance of the given point from x-axis is
  • (i)
    -2
  • (ii)
    3
  • (iii)
    4
  • (iv)
    1
Question 21
21.
    • Find the lengths of the sides of the triangle formed by the points
    • (
      (
      8
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      2
      ,
      (
      4
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      1
      )
  • (i)
      • 2



        26
      • ,



      • 34
      • ,



      • 60
  • (ii)
      • 2
        4


        26
      • ,



      • 34
      • ,



      • 58
  • (iii)
      • 2



        26
      • ,
      • 34
      • ,



      • 58
  • (iv)
      • 2



        26
      • ,



      • 34
      • ,



      • 58
Question 22
22.
    • If point P
    • (
      1
      ,
      (
      7
      )
      )
    • bisects A
    • (
      2
      ,
      (
      7
      )
      )
    • and B
    • (
      x
      ,
      y
      )
    • , find
    • (
      x
      ,
      y
      )
  • (i)
    (
    (
    1
    )
    ,
    (
    6
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    0
    ,
    (
    7
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    2
    )
    ,
    (
    9
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    1
    ,
    (
    8
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    2
    ,
    (
    5
    )
    )
Question 23
23.
    • If point P
    • (x,7)
    • is equidistant from the points
    • (
      2
      ,
      6
      )
    • and
    • (
      4
      ,
      1
      )
    • , find x
  • (i)
    23

    2
  • (ii)
    45

    4
  • (iii)
    49

    4
  • (iv)
    25

    2
  • (v)
    47

    4
Question 24
24.
    • Find the ratio in which point
    • (
      (
      4

      5
      )
      ,
      18

      5
      )
    • divides the join of points
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      3
      )
    • and
    • (
      2
      ,
      4
      )
  • (i)
    9
    :
    4
  • (ii)
    8
    :
    6
  • (iii)
    9
    :
    9
  • (iv)
    10
    :
    6
  • (v)
    9
    :
    6
Question 25
25.
    • Find the point which is equidistant from the points
    • (
      5
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      8
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      8
      )
  • (i)
    (
    (
    9

    4
    )
    ,
    7

    4
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    3

    4
    ,
    11

    4
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    5

    4
    )
    ,
    3

    4
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    1

    4
    )
    ,
    (
    1

    4
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    (
    13

    4
    )
    ,
    (
    5

    4
    )
    )
    Assignment Key

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