CLASS X: CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY

(PREVIOUS YEARS BOARD QUESTIONS)

1. Show that the points (7, 10), (-2, 5) and (3, -4) are the vertices of an isosceles right
triangle. CBSE2007-3M
2. In what ratio does the line x-y-2 = O divides the line segmentjoining (3, -1) and
(8, 9)? CBSE2007-3M
3. For what value of p, are points (2, 1), (p, -1) and (-1, 3) collinear? CBSE2008-2M
4. If the distances of P(x, y) from the points A(3, 6) and B(-3, 4) are equal, prove that 3x
+y = 5. CBSE2008-3M
5. Determine the ratio in which the line 3x 4y- 9 = o divides the line-segmentjoining the
points (1, 3) and (2, 7) . CBSE2008-3M
6. Find the value of a so that the point (3, a) lies on the line represented by
2x- 3y = 5. CBSE2009-1M
7. Find the point on y-axis which is equidistant from the points (5, -2) and
(-3, 2). CBSE2009-3M
8. The line segment joining the points A (2, 1) and B (5, -8) is trisected at the points P and
Q such that P is nearer to A. If P also lies on the line given by 2x- y + k = o, find the
value of k. CBSE2009-3M
9. If P(x, y) is any point on the line joining the points A (a, 0) and B (0, b), then
show that x + y = 1. CBSE2009-3M
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10. If the points A (4 , 3) and B (x , 5) are on the circle with the centre 0(2, 3), find the
value of x. CBSE2009-2M
11 . Find the ratio in which the point (2, y) divides the line segmentjoining the points
A (-2, 2) -and B (3, 7). Also find the value of y. CBSE2009-3M
12. Find the area of the quadrilateral ABCD whose vertices are A (- 4,- 2), B (- 3,- 5),
C (3, - 2) and D (2, 3). CBSE2009-3M
13. If P(2,p) is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points A(6,-5) and B(-2, 11), find
the value of p. CBSE2010-1M
14. If A(1,2), 8(4,3) and C(6,6) are the vertices of parallelogram ABCD, find the
coordinates of vertex D. CBSE2010-1M
15. Point P divides the line segment joining the points A(2, 1) and B(5,-8) such that
~==;.If plies on the line 2x-y+k=0, find the value of k. CBSE2010-3M
16. If R(x,y) is a point on the line segment joining the points P(a,b) and Q(b,a), then prove
that x+y=a+b. CBSE2010-3M
17. Find the distance between the points, A(2a,6a) and B(2a+ ✓ 3a,5a) .CBSE2010-1M
18. Find the value of kif P(4, -2) is the midpoint of line segment joining the points A(Sk,3)
and B(-k,-7) . CBSE2010-1M
19
· If point P(; ,y) lies on line segment joining the points A(3,-5) and B(-7,9), then find the
ratio in which P divides AB. Also find the value of y. CBSE2010-3M
20. Find the value of k for which the points A(9,k), B(4,-2) and C(3,-3) are collinear.
CBSE2010-3M
21. Find the quadrant in which the point P that divides the line segment joining the points
A(2, -5) and B(S,2) in the ratio 2:3. CBSE2011-1M
22. The mid-points of line segment AB is the point P(0,4). If the coordinates of Bare (2,-3)
then find the coordinates of A. CBSE2011-1M
23. Find the values of x for which the distance between the points P(x,4) and 0(9, 10) is 10
units. CBSE2011-2M
24. If (3,3), (6,y), (x,7) and (5,6) are the vertices of parallelogram taken in order then find
the values of x and y. CBSE2011-3M

25. If two vertices of equilateral triangle are (3,0) and (6,0), find the third vertex.
CBSE2011-3M
26. Find the value of k, if the points P(5,4), O(7,k) and R(9,-2) are collinear. CBSE2011-3M
27. Find the area of the triangle formed by points A(a,0), 0(0,0) and 8(0,b) . CBSE2011-1M
28. Find a relation between x and y such that the point P(x,y) is equidistant from the points
A(1,4) and 8(-1,2). CBSE2011-2M
29. Find the area of quadrilateral formed by the vertices A(3,-1 ), 8(9,-5), C(14,0) and
0(9,19). CBSE2011-3M
30. Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining the points A(2, -
3) and B(-4,-6) into three equal parts. CBSE2011-3M
31 . Show that the vertices A(3,5), B(6,0), C(1 ,-3) and D(-2,2) are the vertices of square
A8CD. CBSE2011-3M
32. Find the distance of the point (-3,4) from the x-axis. CBSE2012-1M
33. P(5,-3), O(3,y) are the points of trisection of the line segment joining the points A(7,-2)
and 8(1,-5). Find the values of y. CBSE2012-1M
34. Find the value of k, if P(2,4) is equidistant from the points A(5,k) and 8(k, 7).
CBSE2012-2M
35. Find the co-ordinates of point P, which lies on line segment joining A(-2,-2) and B(2,-4)
such that AP= ~ AB. CBSE2012-3M
36. Find the area of quadrilateral formed by the vertices A(-3,-1), 8(-2,-4), C(4,-1) and
0(3,4). CBSE2012-3M
37. If the points A(x,y), 8(3,6) and C(-3,4) are collinear, show that x-3y+15=0.
CBSE2012-3M
38. If the coordinates of one end of a diameter of circle are (2,3) and that of centre are (-
2,5) then find the coordinates of other end of diameter. CBSE2012-1M
39 . Find the coordinates of the point P dividing the line segment joining the points A(1,3)
and 8(4,6) in the ratio 2:1. CBSE2012-1M
40. If a point A(0,2) is equidistant from 8(3,p) and C(p,5), then find the values of p.
CBSE2012-2M
41 . A point P divides the line segment joining the points A(3,-5) and 8(-4,8) such that
; : = ~ . If plies on the line x+y=0, then find the value of k. CBSE2012-3M

42. If the vertices of triangle are (1,-3), (4,p) and (-9,7) and its area is 15 sq.units. Find the
value(s) of p. CBSE2012-3M
43.

44.
Find the area of the triangle given in the figure. ---- x CBSE2013-1M
Prove that the points (7, 10), (-2,5) and (3,-4) are the vertices of isosceles right triangle.
CBSE2013-3M
45. Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line segment joining the vertices (-4,-6)
and (10, 12). Also find the coordinates of point of division. CBSE2013-3M
46. The three vertices of parallelogram ABCD are A(3,-4), B(-1 ,-3) and C(-6,2). Find the
coordinates of vertex D and also find its area. CBSE2013-4M
47. Find the value of x if the points A(x,2), B(-3,-4) and C(7,-5) are collinear. CBSE2014-
1M
48. Points A(-1,y) and B(5,7) lie on a circle with centre O(2,-3y). Find the values of y.
Hence find the radius of circle. CBSE2014-3M
49. If the points P(-3,9), O(a,b) and R(4,-5) are collinear and a+b=1, find the values of a
and b. CBSE2014-3M
50. Find the ratio in which P(x,2) divides the line segment joining points A(12,5) and 8(4,-
3). Also find value of x. CBSE2014-4M

51. The points A(4, 7), B(p, 3) and C(7, 3) are the vertices of a right triangle, right-angled at
B. Find the value of p. CBSE2015-2M
52. Find the relation between x and y if the points A(x, y), B(-5, 7) and C(-4, 5) are
collinear. CBSE2015-2M
53. If the coordinates of points A and B are (-2, -2) and (2, -4) respectively, find the
coordinates of P such that AP=~ AB, where Plies on the line segment AB. CBSE2015-
3M
54. Find the values of k so that the area of the triangle with vertices (1 , -1), (-4, 2k) and (-
k, -5) is 24 sq. units. CBSE2015-4M
55 · If A(5,2), 8(2,-2) and C(-2,t) are the vertices of right angles triangle with LB= 90°,
then find the value of t. CBSE2015-2M
56
· Find the ratio in which the point P( !,
5
12
) divides the line segment joining the points

A(~·%> and 8(2,-5). CBSE2015-2M

57. Find the area of triangle ABC with A{1,-4) and mid-points of sides through A being
(2,-1) and (0,-1). CBSE2015-3M
58. Find the area of quadrilateral formed by the vertices A(-4,8), B(-3,-4), C(0,-5) and
0(5,6). CBSE2015-4M
59. Prove that points {3,0), (6,4) and (-1,3) are the vertices of a right angles isosceles
triangle. CBSE2016-2M
60. Let P and O be the points of trisection of the line segment joining the points A(2,-2) and
B(-7,4) such that Pis near to A. Find the coordinates of Pando. CBSE2016-2M
61. If the point P(x,y) is equidistant from the points A(a+b,b-a) and B(a-b, a+b) then prove
that bx=ay. CBSE2016-3M
62 . Find the ratio in which y-axis divides the line segment joining the points A(5,-6) and
B(-1,-4). Also find the coordinates of the point of division. CBSE2016-2M
63. The x-coordinate of a point Pis twice its y-coordinate. If Pis equidistant from 0(2, -5)
and R(-3, 6), find the coordinates of P. CBSE2016-2M
64. ABC is a triangle coordinates of whose vertex A are (0, -1). 0(1,0) and E{0,1)
respectively are the mid-points of the sides AB and AC. If Fis the mid-point of BC, find
the areas off). ABC and f). DEF. CBSE2016-3M
65. Prove that the area of a triangle with vertices (t, t-2) , (t+2, t+2) and (t+3, ~ is
independent of l. CBSE2016-4M
66. A line intersects the y-axis and x-axis at the points P and O respectively. If (2, -5) is the
mid-point of PO, then find the coordinates of Pando. CBSE2017-2M
67. If the distances of P(x, y) from A(5, 1) and B(-1, 5) are equal, then prove that 3x = 2y.
CBSE2017-2M
· In what ratio does the point ( ~~ ,y) divide the line segment joining the points P(2, -2)
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and 0(3, 7)? Also find the value of y. CBSE2017-3M

69. If the points A(k + 1, 2k), B{3k, 2k + 3) and C(5k-1, 5k) are collinear, then find the value
of k. CBSE2017-4M
70. Find the distance of a point P(x, y) from the origin. CBSE2018-1M
71. Find the ratio in which P(4, m) divides the line segmentjoining the points A{2, 3) and
8(6, -3) . Hence find m. CBSE2018-2M
72. If A(-2, 1), B(a, 0), C(4, b) and 0(1 , 2) are the vertices of a parallelogram ABCD, find
the values of a and b. Hence find the lengths of its sides. CBSE2018-3M
73 . If A(-5, 7) , B(-4, -5), C(-1, -6) and 0(4, 5) are the vertices of a quadrilateral. find the
area of the quadrilateral ABCD. CBSE2018-3M
74. Find the value of y for which the distance between the points (2. -3) and (10. y) is 10
units. CBSE2018-1M

75. If the point (0, 2) is equidistant from the points (3, k) and (k, 5), find the value of k.
CBSE2018-2M
76. The line segmentjoining the points A(2, 1) and 8(5, -8) is trisected at the points P and
Q, where P is nearer to A. If P lies on the line 2x - y + k = 0, find the value of k.
CBSE2018-3M
77. The x-coordinate of a point Pis twice its y-coordinate. If P is equidistant from the points
Q(2, -5) and R(-3, 6), find the coordinates of P. CBSE2018-3M
78 . A(5, 1); 8(1, 5) and C(-3, -1) are the vertices of triangle ABC. Find the length of
median AD. CBSE2018-1M
79. Find the linear relation between x and y such that P(x, y) is equidistant from the points
A(1, 4) and B(-1 , 2). CBSE2018-2M
80. If coordinates of two adjacent vertices of a parallelogram are (3, 2), (1, 0) and
diagonals bisect each other at (2, -5), find coordinates of the other two vertices.
CBSE2018-3M
81. If the area of triangle with vertices (x, 3), (4, 4) and (3, 5) is 4 square units, find x.
CBSE2018-3M
82. If the distance between the points P(x, 2) and Q(3, -6) is 1o units, find the value of x.
CBSE2018-1 M
83. Find a relation between x and y such that the point P(x, y) is equidistant from the points
A(1, 4), B(-1, 2). CBSE2018-2M
84. The line segmentjoining the points A(3, -4) and 8(1, 2) is trisected at the points P and
Q such that P is nearer to A. If the co-ordinates of P and Q are (p, - 2) and ( ~ .q)
respectively, find the values of p and q. CBSE2018-3M
85. Find the ratio in which y-axis divides the line-segment joining the points A(5, -6) and
B(-1 . 4) . Also, find the co-ordinates of the point of division. CBSE2018-3M
86. Find the value(s) of x. if the distance between the points A(0.0) and B(x.-4) is 5 units.
CBSE2019-1 M
87. Find the positive value of m for which the distance between the points A(5,-3) and
8(13,m) is 10 units. CBSE2019-1M
88 . Points A(3, 1), 8(5,1), C(a,b) and 0(4,3) are the vertices of a parallelogram ABCD. Find
the values of a and b. CBSE2019-2M
89. Points P and Q trisect the line segment joining points A(-2,0) and B(0,8) such that Pis
near to A. Find the coordinates of P and Q. CBSE2019-2M
90. Find the area of the triangle formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of the triangle
ABC, whose vertices are A(0,-1), 8(2, 1) and C(0,3) . CBSE2019-3M
91 . Find the area of MBC with coordinates of A as (1 -4) and the coordinates of the mid-
points of sides of AB and AC respectively are (2,-1) and (0,-1) . CBSE2019-3M
92. Find the value of k so that area of MBC with A(k+1 , 1), B(4,-3) and C(7, -k) is 6 square
units. CBSE2019-3M