EduSahara™ Worksheet
Name : Chapter Based Worksheet
Chapter : Distance and Section Formulae
Grade : ICSE Grade X
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
    • Find the relation between x and y such that the point P
    • (
      x
      ,
      y
      )
    • is equidistant from points
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      (
      4
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      2
      ,
      5
      )
  • (i)
    (
    3
    x
    +
    6
    y
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    12
    x
    +
    48
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    4
    x
    +
    8
    y
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    12
    x
    +
    46
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    4
    x
    +
    6
    y
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
Question 2
2.
    • Find the value of k such that the points
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      13

      4
      ,
      3
      )
    • and
    • (k,4)
    • are collinear
  • (i)
    8
  • (ii)
    5
  • (iii)
    3
  • (iv)
    6
  • (v)
    7
Question 3
3.
Distance of the given point from y-axis is
  • (i)
    1
  • (ii)
    -1
  • (iii)
    3
  • (iv)
    2
Question 4
4.
    • Find the area of the triangle
    • formed by the points
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      5
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      6
      )
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
  • (i)
    23

    2
  • (ii)
    49

    4
  • (iii)
    27

    2
  • (iv)
    25

    2
  • (v)
    13
Question 5
5.
    • Find the area of the quadrilateral formed by
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      3
      ,
      4
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      6
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      5
      )
      ,
      6
      )
  • (i)
    32
  • (ii)
    30
  • (iii)
    35
  • (iv)
    33
  • (v)
    34
Question 6
6.
    • Determine the ratio in which the line
    • (
      x
      12
      y
      +
      53
      )
      =
      0
    • divides the join of points
    • (
      6
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      1
      ,
      9
      )
  • (i)
    83
    :
    57
  • (ii)
    82
    :
    54
  • (iii)
    83
    :
    54
  • (iv)
    84
    :
    54
  • (v)
    83
    :
    52
Question 7
7.
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)
    (
    0
    ,
    3
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    3
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    3
    )
    ,
    0
    )
Question 8
8.
    • The points
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      (
      8
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      6
      ,
      (
      5
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      4
      )
    •  
    • represent
  • (i)
    isosceles triangle
  • (ii)
    scalene triangle
  • (iii)
    collinear points
  • (iv)
    equilateral triangle
  • (v)
    right angle triangle
Question 9
9.
    • Find the lengths of the medians of a triangle whose vertices are
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      4
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      8
      )
      ,
      (
      7
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      (
      5
      )
      )
  • (i)



      • 10
      • ,
      • 1

        2



        85
      • ,
      • 1

        2



        137
  • (ii)



      • 101
      • ,
      • 1

        2



        269
      • ,
      • 1

        2



        113
  • (iii)
      • 1

        2



        137
      • ,



      • 10
      • ,



      • 10
Question 10
10.
    • The mid-point of the join of points
    • (
      2
      ,
      0
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      (
      5
      )
      )
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    1
    ,
    (
    7

    2
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    2
    )
    ,
    (
    9

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

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

    2
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    2
    ,
    (
    1

    2
    )
    )
Question 11
11.
    • Find the circumradius of the triangle whose vertices are
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      5
      ,
      4
      )
    • and
    • (
      2
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
  • (i)
    5

    74
    4


    3770
  • (ii)
    5

    74



    3773
  • (iii)
    9425

    37
  • (iv)
    5

    74



    3767
  • (v)
    5

    74



    3770
Question 12
12.
    • Find the coordinates of the points of trisection of the line segment
    • joining the points
    • (
      8
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      4
      )
  • (i)
    • (
      4
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      2
      )
  • (ii)
    • (
      6
      ,
      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      2
      )
  • (iii)
    • (
      5
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      2
      )
  • (iv)
    • (
      2
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      2
      )
  • (v)
    • (
      4
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      3
      )
Question 13
13.
    • The points
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      1
      ,
      3
      )
    • ,
    • (
      5
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      1
      ,
      (
      5
      )
      )
    •  
    • represent
  • (i)
    parallelogram
  • (ii)
    rectangle
  • (iii)
    trapezium
  • (iv)
    square
  • (v)
    rhombus
Question 14
14.
    • The points
    • (
      6
      ,
      3
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      6
      )
      ,
      6
      )
    • and
    • (
      4
      ,
      0
      )
    • represent
  • (i)
    scalene triangle
  • (ii)
    equilateral triangle
  • (iii)
    isosceles triangle
  • (iv)
    right angle triangle
  • (v)
    collinear points
Question 15
15.
    • Find the centre of the circle passing through
    • the points
    • (
      0
      ,
      5
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      8
      ,
      6
      )
  • (i)
    (
    145

    22
    ,
    61

    22
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    79

    22
    ,
    39

    22
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    123

    22
    ,
    (
    5

    22
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    57

    22
    ,
    (
    27

    22
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    101

    22
    ,
    17

    22
    )
Question 16
16.
    • 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)
    (
    n
    x

    2
      +  
    m
    x

    1

    m + n
    ,
    n
    y

    2
      +  
    m
    y

    1

    m + n
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    m
    x

    2
      +  
    n
    x

    1

    m + n
    ,
    m
    y

    2
      +  
    n
    y

    1

    m + n
    )
Question 17
17.
    • If point P
    • (x,2)
    • is equidistant from the points
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      5
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      8
      )
      ,
      7
      )
    • , find x
  • (i)
    (
    -71

    10
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    -69

    10
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    -85

    12
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    -73

    10
    )
  • (v)
    (
    -57

    8
    )
Question 18
18.
    • The points
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      5
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      5
      ,
      2
      )
    • represent
  • (i)
    right angle triangle
  • (ii)
    scalene triangle
  • (iii)
    isosceles right angled triangle
  • (iv)
    equilateral triangle
  • (v)
    collinear points
Question 19
19.
    • Find the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle,
    • the mid points of whose sides are
    • (
      1
      ,
      6
      )
    • ,
    • (
      1
      ,
      5

      2
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      9

      2
      )
  • (i)
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      8
      )
    • ,
    • (
      6
      ,
      6
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      1
      )
  • (ii)
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      8
      )
    • ,
    • (
      4
      ,
      4
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
  • (iii)
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      9
      )
    • ,
    • (
      4
      ,
      4
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      1
      )
  • (iv)
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      8
      )
    • ,
    • (
      4
      ,
      4
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      1
      )
  • (v)
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      8
      )
    • ,
    • (
      4
      ,
      4
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      0
      )
Question 20
20.
    • Find the distance of the point
    • (
      8
      ,
      5
      )
    • from origin
  • (i)
    89
  • (ii)



    92
  • (iii)



    89
  • (iv)



    86
  • (v)
    4


    89
Question 21
21.
    • The points
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      (
      6
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      7
      ,
      (
      6
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      7
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • represents
  • (i)
    rectangle
  • (ii)
    parallelogram
  • (iii)
    square
  • (iv)
    trapezium
  • (v)
    rhombus
Question 22
22.
    • The centre of a circle is
    • (
      3

      2
      ,
      1
      )
    • .
    • Find the other end of the diameter whose one end point is
    • (
      4
      ,
      6
      )
  • (i)
    (
    (
    4
    )
    ,
    (
    1
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    1
    )
    ,
    (
    4
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    1
    ,
    (
    4
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    1
    )
    ,
    4
    )
  • (v)
    (
    1
    ,
    4
    )
Question 23
23.
Distance of the point (3,4) from x-axis is
  • (i)
    4
  • (ii)
    1
  • (iii)
    (
    1
    )
  • (iv)
    7
  • (v)
    3
Question 24
24.
    • Find the centre of the circle, the endpoints of whose
    • diameter are
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      5
      )
  • (i)
    (
    3

    2
    ,
    (
    2
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    3

    2
    )
    ,
    2
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    3

    2
    ,
    2
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    3

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

    2
    )
    )
Question 25
25.
    • The points
    • (
      2
      ,
      (
      6
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      6
      )
    • and
    • (
      2

      13
      ,
      (
      6

      13
      )
      )
    • represents
  • (i)
    right angle triangle
  • (ii)
    equilateral triangle
  • (iii)
    isoceles triangle
  • (iv)
    collinear points
    Assignment Key

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