Coordinate GeometryCambridge IGCSE Maths: Subtopic test
10 questions, 26 marks
Cambridge IGCSE Maths
Coordinate Geometry
Total 26 marks
Name
Class
Date
- 1A drone delivery service marks warehouse locations using coordinates.(a)A drone delivery service marks warehouse locations as coordinates. Warehouse is at and Warehouse is at . Find the distance .[1 mark]
- A100
- B14
- C8
- D10
(b)Find the midpoint of the line segment , where and .[1 mark]- A
- B
- C
- D
(c)A charging station is placed at the midpoint of , which is . Find the distance from Warehouse to the charging station.[1 mark]- A7
- B5
- C6
- D10
Total for question 1: 3 marks
- 2A surveyor records boundary posts of a field using coordinates to calculate distances and midpoints.(a)A surveyor records two boundary posts of a field at points and . Calculate the length of the boundary , showing full working.[2 marks](b)Find the coordinates of the midpoint of , where and .[2 marks]
Total for question 2: 4 marks
- 3A ship's radar tracks two vessels and a rescue point using coordinate geometry.(a)A ship's radar plots two vessels at and . Calculate the distance between the vessels, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.[3 marks](b)A rescue boat is stationed at the midpoint of , where and . Find the coordinates of the rescue boat's position, then calculate the distance from the rescue boat to vessel , giving your answer to 1 decimal place.[3 marks]
Total for question 3: 6 marks
- 4A city planner designs a triangular park using three coordinate points and needs to check its properties.(a)A city planner marks three park entrances at , , and . Calculate the lengths of all three sides of the triangle formed by these points, showing full working for each.[4 marks](b)Using the side lengths found in part (a) (, , ), state what type of triangle is, giving a geometric reason.[4 marks](c)The planner wants to place a fountain at the midpoint of , where and , and connect it to entrance with a path. Find the coordinates of the fountain, calculate the length of the path from the fountain to , and explain what this length represents in relation to triangle .[5 marks]
Total for question 4: 13 marks
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