Q8:

If A and B are (– 2, – 2) and (2, – 4), respectively, find the coordinates of P such that AP = $\frac{3}{7}$ AB and P lies on the line segment AB.

More Questions from Class 10 Mathematics Coordinate geometry EXERCISE 7.2

• Q1: Find the coordinates of the point which divides the join of (–1, 7) and (4, –3) in the ratio 2 : 3.
• Q10: Find the area of a rhombus if its vertices are (3, 0), (4, 5), (– 1, 4) and (– 2, – 1) taken in order. [Hint : Area of a rhombus = $\frac{1}{2}$ (product of its diagonals)]
• Q2: Find the coordinates of the points of trisection of the line segment joining (4, –1) and (–2, –3).
• Q3: To conduct Sports Day activities, in your rectangular shaped school ground ABCD, lines have been drawn with chalk powder at a distance of 1m each. 100 flower pots have been placed at a distance of 1m from each other along AD, as shown in Fig. 7.12. Niharika runs $\frac{1}{4}$th the distance AD on the 2nd line and posts a green flag. Preet runs $\frac{1}{5}$th the distance AD on the eighth line and posts a red flag. What is the distance between both the flags? If Rashmi has to post a blue flag exactly halfway between the line segment joining the two flags, where should she post her flag?
• Q4: Find the ratio in which the line segment joining the points (– 3, 10) and (6, – 8) is divided by (– 1, 6).
• Q5: Find the ratio in which the line segment joining A(1, – 5) and B(– 4, 5) is divided by the x-axis. Also find the coordinates of the point of division.
• Q6: If (1, 2), (4, $y$), ($x$, 6) and (3, 5) are the vertices of a parallelogram taken in order, find $x$ and $y$.
• Q7: Find the coordinates of a point A, where AB is the diameter of a circle whose centre is (2, – 3) and B is (1, 4).
• Q9: Find the coordinates of the points which divide the line segment joining A(– 2, 2) and B(2, 8) into four equal parts.