5.

1 Coordinates
1. State the coordinates of each point in ythe Cartesian Plane below.

B
8
E A
7
6
5 J
D
4
F
3
2
G C
1
K
x
–12–11 –10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
–1
H I
–2 L

A( , ) D( , ) G( , ) J( , )
B( , ) E( , ) H( , ) K( , )
C( , ) F( , ) I( , ) L( , )
2. Plot the following points
y on the given Cartesian Plane.

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
x
–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
–1
–2

A (3 , 2) D (–5 , 7) G (10 , –2) J (–2 , 0)

B (9 , 8) E (–6 , –2) H (4 , 0) K (11 , 1)
C (–4 , 2) F (5 , –1) I (0 , 5) L (0 , 0)
5.2 Scales of the Coordinate Axes

1. State the scales for the x-axis and y-axis in each of the following Cartesian Planes.
y y
(a) (b)
8 28
6 21
4 14
2 7
x x
0 3 6 9 12 0 5 10 15 20
x-axis : x-axis :
y-axis : y-axis :
2. State the coordinates of points in each of the following Cartesian Planes.

(a) (b)
y y
16 40
A C A C
14 35
12 30
B B
10 25
8 20
6 F 15 F
4
D D
10
2 5
E E
x x
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40

A( , ) D( , ) A( , ) D( , )
B( , ) E( , ) B( , ) E( , )
C( , ) F( , ) C( , ) F( , )

5.3 Distance Between Two Given Points

1. Join each of the following pairs of points and find the distance between these pairs of
points.
(a) A and B y
8 A B
A C C
7
(b) C and D 6
F
B
5
4
(c) D and E 3 F
D
2
1
E D
(d) A and E E
x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

(e) E and F

2. Find the distance between these pairs of points.

(a) K(8, 6), L(5, 10) (b) P(2, –2), Q(14, 3)

(e) A(3, 0), B(–3, –8) (f) X(–7, 15), Y(10, 20)
5.4 Midpoint

1. Join each of the following pairs of points and state the coordinates of the midpoints.
y
E A B
8
D 7
6
5 J
F G
4
3 C
K 2
1
x
–12–11 –10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 L 1 2 3 4 I5 6
H –1
–2

(a) A and B (c) G and C (e) F and H (g) F and H

2. Calculate the midpoint of the following pairs of points.

(a) A(3, 9), B(3, 7) (b) C(2, –4), D(2, –8)

(c) E(5, 16), F(5, –10) (d) G(2, 9), H(8, 9)

5.5 Problem Solving

(A) Coordinates

1. Plot points T(7, 10), K(10, 0) and M (4, 0) on a Cartesian Plane by using suitable
scales. Name the shape you get when you join the three points together.
2. Plot points A(2, 2), B(6, 6), C(10, 6) and D(14, 2) on a Cartesian Plane by using
suitable scales. Name the shape you get when you join the four points together.

3. Points K(0, 12), L(9, 3), M(0, −6) and N(p, q) will form a rhombus on a Cartesian
Plane. Find the coordinates for point N.

4. PQR is an isosceles triangle. Given that the coordinates of the vertices are P(m, 25),
Q(15, -15) and R(-5, 5), find the value of m.

(B) Distance Between Two Points

1. The location of Ahmad’s house on a Cartesian Plane is (20, 7) and the location of his
school is (12, 1). How far does Ahmad have to travel daily for his journey from home
to school and back?
2. Given the coordinates for E, F and G are (2, 2), (2, -2) and (5, -2) respectively.
(i) name the shape that is being constructed
(ii) what is the perimeter of the shape formed?

3. From the Cartesian Plane shown, find the coordinates for point C if ABC is a right-
angled triangle and the distance between A and C is 10 units.
y

A (-2, 6)

B (-2, -2)

(C) Midpoints

1. PQR is a straight line. If the coordinates for P and Q are (-6, 1) and (2, 9) respectively,
find the coordinates for R where P is the midpoint of QR.

2. The coordinates for A, B, C and D are (2, 2), (2, -2), (6, -2) and (6, 2) respectively.
Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of AC and BD.

3. In the diagram below, ABC is an isosceles triangle on a Cartesian Plane. Find the area
of ∆ ABC.
A (9, 10)

B (6, 0) C (12, 0)
4. PQ is a straight line and M is a point on PQ. If PM = MQ, and the coordinates of P is
(4, 8), the coordinates of Q is (x, y) and the coordinates of M is (6, -3), find the values
of x and y.
PMR Past Year Questions (Chapter 8 Coordinates)

2004 Paper 1 Question 24

Diagram 17 shows four points on a Cartesian plane.

Which of the point A, B, C or D, represents (−3, 2)?

2004 Paper 1 Question 25

Diagram 18 shows points marked on a grid of equal squares with sides of 1 unit.

Which of the point A, B, C or D, is 5 units from the point P?

2004 Paper 1 Question 38

T(6, 10) is the midpoint of a straight line joining the points P and Q(14, 7). Find the
coordinates of point P.
A (−2, 13) B (−2, 17) C (8, 13) D (8, 17)
2005 Paper 1 Question 28
In Diagram 21, L is the midpoint of the straight line KM.

Find the value of h.

A 4 B 6 C 7 D 8

2005 Paper 1 Question 30

Diagram 22 shows two points, G and H, on a Cartesian plane.

Calculate the distance between the point G and the point H.

A 8 units B 20 units C 52 units D 72 units

2005 Paper 1 Question 38

In Diagram 25, P and Q are points on a Cartesian plane.

If M is the midpoint of PQ, then the coordinates of M is

A (−2, 4) B (−1, 3) C (3, −1) D (4, −2)

2006 Paper 1 Question 39

Diagram 26 is drawn on a Cartesian plane. The points P(3, 6), Q(−3, 2) and S(x, 2) form
an isosceles triangle. QRS is a straight line.

The value of x is
A 2 B 3 C 6 D 9

2006 Paper 1 Question 40

Find the distance between K(−4, 6) and L(20, −1).
A 21 B 25 C 29 D 31
2007 Paper 1 Question 29
In Diagram 20, Q is the midpoint of the straight line PR.

The value of h is
A 7 B 8 C 10 D 12

2007 Paper 1 Question 30

Diagram 21 shows five points on a Cartesian plane.

Which of the following has the same distance as OP?

A OQ B OR C OS D OT

2008 Paper 1 Question 28

In Diagram 17, KLMN is a straight line.

L is the midpoint of KN and M is the midpoint of LN.

Find the coordinates of M.
A (8, 11) B (8, 14) C (10, 11) D (10, 13)
2008 Paper 1 Question 29
Diagram 18 shows points E, F, G, H and P marked on a grid of equal squares with sides
of 1 unit.

Which points are equidistant from point P?

A E and G B E and F C F and H D G and H