CLASS – IX (2026-27)
Mathematics ASSIGNMENT – 1
Chapter – 1 - Orienting Yourself: The Use of Coordinates
Q 1. Points (- 4, 0) and (7, 0) lie:
(a) on x-axis (b) on y-axis (c) in first quadrant (d) in second quadrant
Q 2. The distance between the points (𝑎, 𝑏) and (−𝑎, −𝑏) is:
(a) √𝑎2 + 𝑏2 (b) 2√𝑎2 + 𝑏2 (c) √3𝑎2 + 3𝑏2 (d) 4√𝑎2 + 𝑏2
Q 3. The ordinate of any point on x-axis is:
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) – 1 (d) any number
Q 4. Point (- 3, 5) lies in the
(a) first quadrant (b) second quadrant (c) third quadrant (d) fourth quadrant
Q5. The image of the point (5, 7) in y-axis has the coordinates:
(a) (-5, 7) (b) (- 5, - 7) (c) (5, - 7) (d) (7, - 5)
Q 6. The distance of the point P(4, 3) from the origin is:
(a) 4 units (b) 3 units (c) 5 units (d) 7 units
Q 7. The distance between the points A (-5, 12) and B (7, 12) is:
(a) 5 units (b) 7 units (c) 12 units (d) 17 units
Q 8. The image of a point P under reflection in the x-axis has the coordinates Q (7, - 3). The coordinates of P
are:
(a) (7, 3) (b) (-7, 3) (c) (-7, -3) (d) (-3, 7)
Q 9. The perimeter of the figure obtained by plotting points M (4, 3), N (4, 0), 0 (0, 0), P (0, 3) is:
(a) 14 units (b) 12 units (c) 7 units (d) 24 units
Q 10. The area of the triangle, the coordinate of whose vertices are O (0, 0), A (6, O) and B (0, 8) is:
(a) 48 sq. units (b) 24 sq. units (c) 14 sq. units (d) 12 sq. units
Q 11. If the distance between the points (4, k) and (1, 0) is 5 units, then what can be the possible values of k?
Q 12. Do the points (3, 2), (- 2, - 3) and (2, 3) form a triangle? If so, name the type of triangle formed.
Q 13. Find the value of a, if the distance between the points A (- 3, - 14) and B (a, - 5) is 9 units.
Q 14. Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x, y) is equidistant from the points (3, 6) and (- 3, 4)
Q 15. Show that the points (1, 7), (4, 2), (- 1, - 1) and (- 4, 4) are the vertices of a square. What is the area of
this square?
Q 16. Show that the points A (2, - 2), B (14, 10), C (11, 13) and D (- 1, 1) are the vertices of a rectangle.
Q 17. If A (5, 2), B (2, - 2) and C (- 2, t) are the vertices of a right-angled triangle with ∠B = 90°, then find the
v value of t.