Orienting Yourself: The Use of Coordinates, Course Quiz

In which quadrant does

(4, -9)

lie?

A Quadrant III

B Quadrant II

C Quadrant IV

D Quadrant I

Where does

(-8, 0)

lie?

A In Quadrant III

B In Quadrant II

C On the

y

-axis, below the origin

D On the

x

-axis, left of the origin

Find the distance between

(3, -1)

and

(-3, 7)

.

A

10

B

6

C

14

D

\sqrt{28}

How far is

(9, -12)

from the origin?

A

15

B

3

C

\sqrt{63}

D

21

Find the midpoint of

(5, -6)

and

(-1, 2)

.

A

(4, -4)

B

(2, -2)

C

(-3, 4)

D

(3, -4)

What kind of triangle has vertices

(0, 0)

,

(6, 0)

and

(3, 4)

?

A Right-angled

B Equilateral

C Isosceles

D Scalene

The points

(2, 1)

,

(5, 1)

and

(2, 5)

form a right triangle. How long is its hypotenuse?

A

\sqrt{7}

B

5

C

4

D

7

On a floor plan with

1

unit

= 1

foot, a door runs along the bottom wall from

(4, 0)

to

(7.5, 0)

. How wide is the door?

A

7.5

ft

B

4

ft

C

11.5

ft

D

3.5

ft

P(a, b)

lies in Quadrant IV. In which quadrant does

(-a, -b)

lie?

A Quadrant IV

B Quadrant I

C Quadrant II

D Quadrant III

M(4, 1)

is the midpoint of

A(2, -3)

and

B

. Find

B

.

A

(6, 5)

B

(3, -1)

C

(2, 4)

D

(6, -1)

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