The point whose abscissa is 5 and lies on the x-axis is__________

(a)

(-5, 0)

(b)

(5,5)

(c)

(0,5)

(d)

(5,0)

A point on the y-axis is ________________

(a)

(1, 1)

(b)

(6,0)

(c)

(0,6)

(d)

(-1, -1)

The distance between the points (a, 0) and (0, b) is____________

(a)

a unit

 

(b)

b unit

(c)

\(\sqrt{a^2+{b^2}}\ unit\)

(d)

\(\sqrt{a^2-{b^2}}\ unit\)

The point (0, -3) lies on _______________

(a)

+ ve x-axis

(b)

+ ve y-axis

(c)

- ve x-axis

(d)

- ve y-axis

The diagonal of a square formed by the points (1, 0), (0, 1), (-1, 0) and (0, - 1) is_______________

(a)

2

(b)

4

(c)

\(\sqrt{2}\)

(d)

8

In what ratio does the point Q(1, 6) divide the line segment joining the points P(2, 7) and R(−2, 3) ______.

(a)

1 :2

(b)

2 :1

(c)

1 :3

(d)

3 :1

The ratio in which the x-axis divides the line segment joining the points A(a₁, b₁) and B(a₂, b₂ ) is ______.

(a)

b₁ : b₂

(b)

−b₁ : b₂

(c)

a₁ : a₂

(d)

−a₁ : a₂

If the coordinates of the mid-points of the sides AB, BC and CA of a triangle are (3, 4), (1, 1) and (2, −3) respectively, then the vertices A and B of the triangle are ______.

(a)

(3, 2), (2, 4)

(b)

(4, 0), (2, 8)

(c)

(3, 4), (2, 0)

(d)

(4, 3), (2, 4)

In what ratio does the y-axis divides the line joining the points (−5, 1) and (2, 3) internally ______.

(a)

1 :3

(b)

2 :5

(c)

3 :1

(d)

5 :2

The centroid of the triangle with vertices (−1, −6), (−2, 12) and (9, 3) is

(a)

(3, 2)

(b)

(2, 3)

(c)

(4, 3)

(d)

(3, 4)