Worksheet On Section Formula
Worksheet On Section Formula
Worksheet On Section Formula
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BASIC
divides the line segment joining (-1, 3) and (4, -7)
1. Find the coordinates of the point which
internally in the ratio 3:4.
diagonals of the parallelogram formed by joining
2. Find the coordinates of the point where the
the points (-2, -1), (1, 0), (4, 3) and (1, 2) meet. the
Points A(3, 1), B (5,1), C (a, b) and D (4,3) are vertices of a parallelogram ABCD. Find
3. [CBSE 2019]
values of a and b.
ratio in which the point (2, y) divides the line segment joining the points A (-2, 2) and
4. Find the [CBSE 2009]
B(3.7). Also, find the value of y.
(-1,3), B(1, -1) and (5,
C 1) are the vertices of a triangle ABC, find the length of the median
5. If A
through A.
CO-ORDINATEGEOMETRY 287
The points (3, 4) and (-6, 2) are the extremities of a diagonal of a parallelogram. If the third
vertex is (-1, -3). Find the coordinates of the fourth vertex.
7. Find thecoordinates of thepoints which divide the line segment joining A(-2, 2) and B(2, 8) into
four equal parts. [NCERT}
s. Points P. Q, Rarnd Sdivide the line segment joining the points A(1,2) and B(6,7) in 5equal parts.
Find the coordinates of the points P, Q and R. [CBSE 2014]
9. Find the ratio inwhich the line segmentjoining (-2,-3) and (5, 6) is divided by (i) x-axis (ii) y-axis.
Also,find the coordinates of the point of division in each case. [CBSE 2013, 2014]
10. Provethat (4, 3), (6, 4), (5, 6) and (3, 5) are the angular points of a square.
11. Prove that the points (-4, -1), (2, -4), (4, 0) and (2, 3) are the vertices of a rectangle.
12. ABCD is arectangle forned by joining the points A(-1, -1), B(-1, 4), C(5, 4) and D(5, -1).
P.0. Rand Sare themid-points of sides AB, BC, CD and DA respectively. Is the quadrilateral
PQRS a square? a rectangle? or a rhombus? Justify your ans [NCERT)
13. Find the ratio in which the point P(-1, y) lying on the line segment joining A(-3, 10) and
[CBSE 2013]
B(6,-8) divides it. Also find the value of y.
14. 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) [NCERT, CBSE 2019)
15. In what ratio does the point (4, 6) divide the line segment joining the points A A (-6, 10) and
B(3, -8)? [NCERT, CBSE 2015, 17]
16. Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line segment joiningthe points (5,-6) and (-1,-4).
Also, find the coordinates of the point of division. [CBSE 2006, 10, 16, 19]
17. IfA and Bare (1, 4) and (5, 2) respectively, find the coordinates of P when AP/BP = 3/4.
3) and B(6, -3).
18. Find the ratio in which P (4, m)divides the line segment joining the points A (2,[CBSE
Hence, find m. 2004, 2018]
RASED ON LOTS
ANSWERS
1. (8/7,-9/7) 2. (1,1) 3. a =6, b=3 4. 4:1,y=6
5. 5 6. (-2, 1) 7. (-1,7/2),(0, 5),(1,13/2)
8. P(2,3), Q
(3,4), R(4,5) 9. (i) 1:2;(1/3,0 ) (i) 2 :5;(0, -3/7)
13. 2:7, 6 14. (3, -10) 15. 2:7 17. (19/7,22/7)
18. 1:1, m=0 19. (4/5, 21/5) 20. k = 22, AB = 2/61 21. x= 4, y=9,p =5
22. (-5,5), (9, 3) 23. k=-15 24. (-2/7,- 20/7) 25. (1, -12), (5, -10)
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26. (6, 9), (4, 5), (2, 3) 27. -8 28. p =.9 =0 29. k = -8