Coordinate Geometry – Complete Notes
1. Fundamental Formulas
Distance Formula: d = √[(x₂ − x₁)² + (y₂ − y₁)²]
Section Formula (Internal Division):
x = (mx₂ + nx₁) / (m + n)
y = (my₂ + ny₁) / (m + n)
Section Formula (External Division): Same formula with negative sign in denominator.
Slope of Line: m = (y₂ − y₁) / (x₂ − x₁) = tanθ
2. Triangle Properties
Centroid (G): ((x₁ + x₂ + x₃)/3 , (y₁ + y₂ + y₃)/3)
Centroid divides each median in 2:1 ratio.
Euler Line: Centroid (G), Orthocenter (O), Circumcenter (C) are collinear.
G divides OC in 2:1 ratio.
Area of Triangle: ½ | x₁(y₂ − y₃) + x₂(y₃ − y₁) + x₃(y₁ − y₂) |
3. Various Forms of a Straight Line
Slope-Intercept Form: y = mx + c
Point-Slope Form: y − y₁ = m(x − x₁)
Two-Point Form: (y − y₁)/(y₂ − y₁) = (x − x₁)/(x₂ − x₁)
Intercept Form: x/a + y/b = 1
Normal Form: x cosα + y sinα = p
Parametric Form: (x − x₁)/cosθ = (y − y₁)/sinθ = r
General Form: Ax + By + C = 0
4. Distance and Position
Angle between Two Lines: tanθ = |(m₁ − m₂) / (1 + m₁m₂)|
Distance between Parallel Lines: d = |c₁ − c₂| / √(a² + b²)
Distance of Point (x₁, y₁) from Line Ax + By + C = 0:
d = |Ax₁ + By₁ + C| / √(A² + B²)
Image of a Point Formula:
(x − x₁)/a = (y − y₁)/b = −2(Ax₁ + By₁ + C)/(a² + b²)
Foot of Perpendicular: Same as image formula but replace −2 with −1
5. Advanced Concepts
Angle Bisectors:
(a₁x + b₁y + c₁)/√(a₁² + b₁²) = ± (a₂x + b₂y + c₂)/√(a₂² + b₂²)
Condition for Concurrency: Determinant of coefficients = 0
Pair of Straight Lines through Origin: ax² + 2hxy + by² = 0
Angle between them: tanθ = |2h / (a − b)|
Family of Lines through intersection of L₁ and L₂: L₁ + λL₂ = 0