MCQ Distance Formula
1- If the distance between the point ( 4 , p ) and ( 1 , 0 ) is 5 , then p is
a) 4 only b) +4 , -4 only c) -4 only d) 0
2- If the distance between the points (3,5) and (x, - 5) is 15 units, then the values of x
are:
(a) 12,-18 b)-12, 18 c) 18,5 d)-9,-12
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3- The distance between the point P ( , 5 ) and Q ( , 5 ) is .
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a) 6-unit b) 4-unit c) 2-unit d) 3 unit
4- The distance of the point ( -6 , 8 ) from the origin is
a) 6 b) 8 c) -6 d) 10
5- The distance between the point ( m , -n) and ( -m , n ) is
a) √𝑚$ + 𝑛$ b) m + n c) 2√𝑚$ + 𝑛$ d) √2𝑚$ + 2𝑛$
6- The distance between the point ( 0,0 ) and ( a - b , a + b ) is
a) 2√𝑎𝑏 b) √2𝑎$ + 𝑎𝑏 c) √2𝑎$ + 2𝑏 $ d) 2√𝑎$ + 𝑏 $
7- The distance between the point ( a cos θ + b sin θ , 0), and ( 0 , a sin θ - b cos θ) is .
a) √𝑎$ + 𝑏 $ b) 𝑎$ + 𝑏 $ c) √𝑎$ − 𝑏 $ d) 𝑎$ − 𝑏 $
8- Distance of point P( 3 , -4 ) from x – axis is .
a) 3-unit b) 4-unit c) 5-unit d) 1 unit
9- The coordinate of a point A on y – axis , at a distance of 4 unit from x – axis and
below it are .
a) ( 4 , 0 ) b) ( 0 , 4 ) c) ( -4 , 0 ) d) ( 0 , -4 )
10- The diameter of a circle is of length 6 cm . If one end of the diameter is ( -4 , 0 ) ,
the other end on x – axis is at .
a) ( 0 , 2 ) b) ( 6 , 0 ) c) ( 2 , 0 ) d) ( 4 , 0 )