Finding the Coordinates of a Point

Q. On Environment day, grade IX students were asked to plant five seeds of mango, silver oak, orange, banyan and amla. ​
The positions of the seeds planted by them are shown. ​
Can you find their coordinates? If the points are joined, ​
what figure is obtained?

Q.

The perpendicular distance of a point P from the X-axis is 4 units and from the Y-axis is 5 units (in the positive direction). What are the coordinates of point P?

1. P(4, 4)

2. P(5, 4)

3. P(4, 5)

4. P(5, 5)

Q.

In which quadrant does the point (-101, -299) lie?

1. I quadrant.

2. IV quadrant.

3. II quadrant.

4. III quadrant.

Q. What are the coordinates of a point whose abscissa is 5 on the x-axis?

1. (0, 0)
2. (5, 0)
3. (0, 5)
4. (-5, 0)

Q. What are the coordinates of a point whose ordinate is -7 and lies on the y-axis?

1. (7, 0)
2. (-7, 0)
3. (0, -7)
4. (0, 7)

Q. Which of the following points lies above the x-axis?

1. (1, -3)
2. (-1, -4)
3. (-1, -3)
4. (1, 3)

Q.

A point P lies on the X-axis. Which of the following represents the coordinates of point P?

1. (x, 0)

2. (1, 1)

3. (0, x)

4. (0, y)

Q. Ordinate or y-coordinate is the distance from the x-axis.

1. False
2. True

Q.

If (x, y) are the coordinates of any point P, at the same time if (x, y) = (y, x), which of following options must hold true?

1. x + y = 0

2. x = y

3. xy = 1

4. x and y are not related

Q. The X-coordinate or abscissa of a point is its perpendicular distance from the .

1. Y-axis
2. X-axis
3. Z-axis
4. origin