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____CARTESIAN SYSTEM OF COORDINATE AND LOCUS___

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More than One Correct Questions: -
Q1. ABC is a right-angled triangle with A as a right angle. Coordinates of the vertices A and C are respectively (2,3)
and (4,2). Coordinates of B if BC = 5 are
(a) (1,1) (b)(0, -1) (c)(-1,-3) (d)(4,7)
Q2. P is a point equidistant from the points Q (3, 4) and R (5, -2) such that the area of the triangle PQR is 10 units.
Coordinates of P are
(a)(2,7) (b)(0,1) (c)(1,0) (d) (7,2)
Q3. Centroid of the triangle with vertices (1, a), (2, b) and (c , -5) lies on the x-axis if
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(a) a=1, b=4 (b) a=-1, b=6 (c) a=3, b=2 (d) a=7, b=2
Q4. If the triangle ABC, with vertices A (0, 0), B (a, 0) and C (b, c) is equilateral then c is equal to
(a) a√3 (b) -a√3 (c)b√3 (d)-b√3
Q5. A (a, 5), B (2, b) and C (3, 8) are three points such that |AB|= √20 and |AC|= √10 then
(a) a=4, b=9 (b) a=2, b=5+2√5 (c) a=4, b=1 (d) a=2, b=5-2√5
Q6. Length of a median of a triangle with vertices A (-1, 3), B (1, -1) and C (5, 1) is
(a) 5 (b) √10 (c) 4 (d)2
Q7. The triangle with vertices (1, -1), (-1,3) and (5, 1) is
(a) equilateral (b) isosceles (c) right angled (d) obtuse angled
Q8. If the points with vertices (x-1, x), (x, x+1) and (x, x2) are collinear, a value of x is
√5+1 √5−1 1−√5
(a) 2
(b) 2
(c) 2
(d) none of these
Q9. The locus of a point such that the sum of the squares of its distances from two different points with vertices
(a, b) and (b, a) is 2(a2 + b2) is given as x2 + y2 – 4x- 4y= 0, if
(a) a=1, b=3 (b) a=2,b=2 (c) a=-1,b=5 (d) a=4,b=0
Q10. Let S1, S2, .... be squares such that for each n ≥ 1, length of a diagonal of Sn+1 is equal to the length of a side of
Sn. Length of a side of S1 is 10 cm. For which of the following value of n, the area of Sn is less than I sq. cm?
(a)7 (b)8 (c)9 (d)10
2c c c 1+c 1
Q11. If A ( , ) , B ( , 0) and C ( , ) are three points then
a b a a b
(AB)2 +(BC)2 c2 +1
(a) (AB)2 +(BC)2 -(CA)2 =2c (b) (CA)2
= (c−1)2
2c(a2 +b2 )
(c) (AB)2 +(BC)2 – (CA)2 = a2 b2
(d) (AB)2 – (BC)2 = (CA)2
m m2
Q12. If the vertices of a triangle arc (0, 0) (m, 0) and ( , ) where m is a root of the equation
m+1 1+m
m3 – 6m2 + 11m -6 =0, area of the triangle can be
(a) ¼ (b)4/3 (c)27/8 (d)32/5
Q13. Two points (a, 3) and (5, b) are the opposite vertices of a rectangle. If the coordinates (x, y) of the other two
vertices satisfy the relation y= 2x+c where c2 + 2a - b = 0, then the value c can be
(a) 2√2 + 1 (b) 2√2 – 1 (c) 1-2√2 (d) -1-2√2
Q14. OPQR is a square, M and N are the middle points of the sides PQ and QR. respectively.
(a) ratio of the areas of quadrilateral OMNR and the square is 5:8
(b) ratio of the areas of the ∆MQN and OMN is I :3 (c) ratio of the areas of the ∆OPM and ORN is 1:1
(d) ratio of the areas of quadrilateral OMQN and the square is 1 :2
Q15. If a, b, c forms a G.P. with common ratio r. P and Q are two points whose coordinates (x, y) satisfy the
relations ax + by + c = 0 and x2 - y2 - 4 = 0, then
2r3 2r3
(a) sum of the ordinates of P and Q is (b) sum of the ordinates of P and Q is
1−r2 r2 −1
r4 −4 4−r4
(c) product of the ordinates of P and Q is r2 −1 (d) product of the ordinates of P and Q is r2 −1

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Q16. If α, β, γ are the real roots of the equation x3 – 3px2 + 3qx – 1 =0 , (p,q)=(±1, ±1), then the centroid of the
1 1 1
triangle with vertices (α2 , ) , (β2 , 2 ) and (α2 , 2 ) can be
α2 β γ
(a) (1,1) (b) (5,5) (c) (1,5) (d) (5,1)
Q17. a, b, c are in A.P. and the points A (a, l), B (b, 2) and C (c, 3) are such that (OA)2 , (OB)2 and (OC)2 are also in
A.P.O being the origin, then
(a) a2 + c2 = 2b2 – 2 (b) ac=b2 + 1 (c) (a+c)2 = 4b2 (d) a+b+c=3b
Q18. If the coordinates (x, y) of the centroid of the triangle with vertices (0,0), (cos t, sin t) and (sin t, -cos t ) satisfy
y =2x or x=2y then t can be
(a) tan-1(-1/3) (b) tan-1(1/3) (c) tan-1(-3) (d) tan-1(3)
Q19. If area of the triangle with vertices (m2,2m), (mm', m +m') and (m’2, 2m') is 32, then
(a) m – m’ = 4 (b) m’ – m = 4 (c) m + m’ = 4 (d) m + m’ = 2
Q20. P (x1, y1) and Q (x2, y2) are points in the plane such that PQ subtends a right angle at the origin O, then
(a) P (1,3), Q(-3,1) (b)P (3,1), Q(1,-3) (c) P(2,5),Q(5,-2) (d) P(1,1),Q(-1,1)
Q21. ABC is an equilateral triangle. If the coordinates of its two of vertices are (1,3) and (-2, 7), the coordinates of
the third vertex can be
1 3√3 1 3√3
(a) (− 2 + 2√3, 5 + 2
) (b) (− 2 − 2√3, 5 − 2
)
1 3√3 1 3√3
(c) (2 − 2√3, −5 + 2
) (d) (2 + 2√3, −5 − 2 )
Q22. The coordinates of a point at a distance √5 from the point (3,4) and having the same abscissa and ordinate are
(a) (2,2) (b) (-2, -2) (c)(5,5) (d)(-5,-5)
Q23. If two vertices of a triangle of area a2 are (0,0) and (a, 0) then the coordinates of the third vertex can be
(a)(a/2,2a) (b)(3a/2, -2a) (c) (a/2,a/2) (d)(a/2,-2a)
Q24. P (-a, 0), Q (a, 0) and R(1, 1) are three points such that |(PR) -(QR)2| = 12 then if a > 0
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(a) (PR)2 = 17 (b) (QR)2 = 5 (c) (PR)2 = 5 (d) (QR)2 = 17

Q25. A (0, b), B (0, 0) and C(a,0) are the vertices of a triangle ABC. D, E, F are the mid-points of the sides BC, CA
and AB respectively. If a2 +b2 = 20, then
(a) (AD)2 = 9 (b)(BE)2 = 4 (c) (AD)2 + (CF)2 = 25 (d) (AD)2 + (CF)2 = (BE)4
Q26. If (-6,4), (3, 5) and (-2, 1) are the vertices of a parallelogram, then the remaining vertex can be
(a) (0, -1) (b)(7,10) (c)(-1,0) (d)(-11,-8)
Q27. If (a cosθ1, a sin θ1), (a cos θ2, a sin θ2) and (a cos θ3, a sin θ3) represent the vertices of an equilateral triangle
inscribed in a circle, then
(a) cos θ1 + cos θ2 + cos θ3 =0 (b) sin θ1 + sin θ2 + sin θ3 =0
(c) tan θ1 + tan θ2 + tan θ3 =0 (d) cot θ1 + cot θ2 + cot θ3 =0
Q28. If the points A (0, 0), B (cos α, sin α) and C (cos β, sin β) are the vertices of a right-angled triangle, then
α−β 1 α−β 1 α−β 1 α−β 1
(a) sin ( 2
) = (b) cos ( ) =− (c) cos ( ) = (d) sin ( ) =−
√2 2 √2 2 √2 2 √2
Q29. If all the vertices of a triangle have integral coordinates, then the triangle maybe
(a) right angled (b) equilateral (c) isosceles (d) none of these
Q30. In an acute ∆ABC, if the coordinates of orthocentre H are (4, b) of centroid G are (b, 2b - 8), and of
circumcentre C are (-4, 8), then b cannot be
(a)4 (b)8 (c)12 (d)-12
Q31. The base of a triangle lies along x = a and is of length 2a. The area of triangle is a2 if the vertex lies along
(a) x= -a (b) x=0 (c) x= a/2 (d) x=2a
Q32. For a ∆ABC, P (-2, 3) is the circumcentre and Q (1,5) is the nine-point centre then
(a) the centroid of ∆ABC is (0,13/3)
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(b) the distance between the orthocentre and centroid of ∆ABC is 3 √13 units
(c) the distance between orthocentre and circumcentre of ∆ABC is 2√13 units
(d) orthocentre of ∆ABC is (4, 6).

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Q33. Let S1, S2, S3, ....be squares such that for each n > 1, the length of a side of Sn equals the length of a diagonal of
Sn+1.If the length of a side of S1 is 10 cm then for which of the following values of ‘n’ is the area of Sn less than 1 cm2?
(a)7 (b)8 (c)9 (d)10
3 3 3
Q34. If A ( , √2) , B (− 2 , √2) , C (− 2 , −√2) and D(3 cosθ, 2 sin θ) are four points and if the area of
√2 √ √
3π
quadrilateral ABCD is maximum (where θ ∈ ( 2 , 2π)), then
7π 3
(a) maximum area is 10 sq. units (b) θ = 4 (c) θ = 2π − sin−1 ( )
√85
(d) maximum area is 12 sq. units
Q35. In ∆OAB where O is origin, coordinate of A are rational number. ∠AOB = θ, coordinate of B always irrational
then θ can take the value
(a) 30° (b) 15° (c) 60° (d) 45°
Q36. Three vertices of a triangle are A (4, 3), B (1, -1) and C (7, k). Value(s) of k for which centroid, orthocentre,
incentre and circumcentre of the ∆ABC lie on the same straight line is/are
(a) 7 (b)-1 (c)-19/8 (d)8
Q37. If (-4,0) and (1, -1) are two vertices of a triangles of are 4 sq. units, then its third vertex lies on
(a) y=x (b) 5x+y+12=0 (c)x+5y-4=0 (d) x+5y+12=0
Q38. Let O (0, 0), A (0,4), B (6, 0). The P be a moving point such that the area of triangle POA is two time the area
of triangle POB, the locus of P will be a straight line whose equation can be
(a) x+3y=0 (b) x+2y=0 (c) 2x-3y=0 (d) 3y-x=0
Q39. If the point P (x, y) is equidistant from the points A (a + b, b-a), and B (a - b, a + by), then
(a) ax=by (b) bx=ay (c) x2 - y2 = 2(ax+by) (d) P can be (a,b)

ANSWERS
Q1.b,d Q2.c,d Q3.a,b,c,d Q4.c,d Q5.a,b,c,d Q6.a,b
Q7.b,d Q8.a,c Q9.a,c,d Q10.b,c,d Q11.b,c Q12.a,b,c
Q13.a,c Q14.a,b,c,d Q15.a,c Q16.a,b,c,d Q17.a,b,c,d Q18.c,d
Q19.a,b Q20.a,b,c,d Q21.a,b Q22.a,c Q23.a,b,d Q24.a,b
Q25.c,d Q26.b.c.d Q27.a,b Q28.a,c,d Q29.a,c Q30.a,b,c,d
Q31.b,d Q32.a,b,c Q33.b,c,d Q34.b,d Q35.a,b,c Q36.b,c
Q37.c,d Q38.a,d Q39.b,d

By Sidwartha Sankar Roy (SSR) B.Sc (gold medalist), M.Sc (gold medalist)