Chapter 7: Coordinate Geometry
Unique Previous Year Questions extracted from the CBSE Class 10 Standard Mathematics 2025 question paper sets. Repetitive questions have been removed while retaining the major question types and variations.
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Multiple Choice Questions
The mid-point of the line segment joining the points
\(P(-4,5)\) and \(Q(4,6)\) lies on:
1 Mark
The coordinates of the end points of a diameter of a circle
are \((2,4)\) and \((-3,-1)\). The length of its radius is:
1 Mark
The coordinates of the end points of a diameter of a circle
are \((5,-2)\) and \((5,2)\). The length of the radius of
the circle is:
1 Mark
The points \((-5,0)\), \((5,0)\) and \((0,4)\) are the
vertices of a triangle which is a/an:
1 Mark
The perimeter of the triangle formed by the vertices
\((0,0)\), \((2,0)\) and \((0,2)\) is:
1 Mark
The line represented by
\(\frac{x}{4}+\frac{y}{6}=1\), intersects x-axis and
y-axis respectively at \(P\) and \(Q\). The coordinates
of the mid-point of line segment \(PQ\) are:
1 Mark
Two of the vertices of \(\triangle PQR\) are
\(P(-1,5)\) and \(Q(5,2)\). The coordinates of a point
which divides \(PQ\) in the ratio \(2:1\) are:
1 Mark
\(AOBC\) is a rectangle whose three vertices are
\(A(0,2)\), \(O(0,0)\) and \(B(4,0)\). The square of the
length of its diagonal is equal to:
1 Mark
If the mid-point of the line segment joining the points
\((a,4)\) and \((2,2b)\) is \((2,6)\), then the value of
\((a+b)\) is:
1 Mark
The distance of the point \((4,0)\) from x-axis is:
1 Mark
The distance of which of the following points from origin
is less than 5 units?
1 Mark
In the figure given below, points \(P,Q,R\) divide the line
segment \(AB\) in four equal parts. The point \(Q\) divides
\(PB\) in the ratio:
1 Mark
The point \(P\) divides the line segment \(AB\) in the ratio
\(3:1\) as shown below \([A-P-B]\). The value of
\(\frac{AB}{PB}\) is:
1 Mark
The distance of the point \(A(-3,-4)\) from x-axis is:
1 Mark
The distance of point \((a,-b)\) from x-axis is:
1 Mark
II
Very Short Answer Questions
Find the length of the median through the vertex \(B\) of
\(\triangle ABC\) with vertices
\(A(9,-2)\), \(B(-3,7)\) and \(C(-1,10)\).
2 Marks
The coordinates of the end points of the line segment
\(AB\) are \(A(-2,-2)\) and \(B(2,-4)\).
\(P\) is the point on \(AB\) such that
\(BP=\frac47AB\). Find the coordinates of point \(P\).
2 Marks
Find the coordinates of a point \(P\) which is equidistant
from points with coordinates \(A(7,1)\) and \(B(3,5)\),
such that its abscissa is 2 more than its ordinate.
2 Marks
III
Short Answer Questions
Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line segment
joining the points \((5,-6)\) and \((-1,-4)\).
Also find the point of intersection.
3 Marks
If the mid-point of the line segment joining the points
\(A(3,4)\) and \(B(k,6)\) is \(P(x,y)\) and
\(x+y-10=0\), then find the value of \(k\).
3 Marks
If \((a,b)\) is the mid-point of the line segment joining
the points \(A(10,-6)\) and \(B(k,4)\) and
\(a-2b=18\), then find the value of \(k\).
3 Marks
Find the coordinates of the points which divide the line
segment joining \(A(-2,2)\) and \(B(2,8)\) into four equal parts.
3 Marks
Find a relation between \(x\) and \(y\) such that
\(P(x,y)\) is equidistant from the points
\(A(3,5)\) and \(B(7,1)\). Hence, write the coordinates
of the points on x-axis and y-axis which are equidistant
from points \(A\) and \(B\).
3 Marks