Representation of a Point on Cartesian Plane

Q.

The perpendicular distance of the point P (4, 3) from x-axis is

1. 3

2. 5

3. 4

4. none of these

Q.

The perpendicular distance of the point P (4, 3) from y-axis is

1. none of these

2. 5

3. 4

4. 3

Q.

What is the perpendicular distance of the point Q (5, 7) from y-axis?

1. 5

2. 7

3. 12

4. Cannot be determined

Q.

The coordinates of a point on the x- axis of the form are ...........

1. (x, y)

2. (x, 0)

3. (0, 0)

4. (0, y)

Q.

The point $(-2,-3)$ lies in quadrant.

Q. The abcissa of the point (3, 4) is ____.

1. 3
2. 4
3. 7
4. -1

Q.

The distance of the point P (4, 3) from the origin is

1. 4

2. 7

3. 3

4. 5

Q.

If a<0 and b<0, then the point P (a, b) lies in which quadrant?

Q.

Write the coordinates of each of the following points marked in the graph paper.

Q.

The perpendicular distance of a point from x-axis measured along y-axis is known as

1. Ordinate

2. Abscissa.

3. X- coordinate.

4. Y- coordinate.

Which of the above options is/are correct?

1. 1 only

2. 1, 4 only

3. 2 only

4. 2, 3 only

Q.

Find the perpendicular distance of the point p (5, 7) from then axis

Q. Write the coordinate of the point lying on x-axis and with x-coordinate 4

Q.

The perpendicular distance of the point P(4, 3) from the y-axis is?

Q. Question 22
Which of the points P(0, 3), Q(1, 0), R(0, -1), S(-5, 0) and T(1, 2) do not lie on the x-axis?

A) P and R only
B) Q and S only
C) P, R and T
D) Q, S and T

Q. Question 24
The perpendicular distance of the point P(3, 4) from the y-axis is

A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 7

Q. Name the quadrant in which both abscissa and ordinate of a point are negative.

Q. The equation of a straight line parallel to x-axis and passing through (0, 5) is

1. 
   $x=0$
2. 
   $y=5$
3. 
   $y=0$
4. 
   $x=5$

Q.

What are the signs of the abscissa and the ordinate of a point in the third quadrant, respectively?

1. +, +

2. –, +

3. +, –

4. –, –

Q. What is the perpendicular distance of the point W (-7, 4) from the y-axis?

1. -7
2. 7
3. 4
4. 6

Q. Aditya is a Class IX student residing in a village. One day, he went to a city Hospital along with his grandfather for general checkup. From there he visited three places - School, Library and Police Station. After returning to his village, he plotted a graph by taking Hospital as origin and marked three places on the graph as per his direction of movement and distance. The graph is shown below:

In which quadrant police station lies?

Q. Write the coordinate of the point lying on Y-axis with y-coordinate -3

Q. A given point, both of whose coordinates are positive, lies in the ____ quadrant.

1. III
2. II
3. IV
4. I

Q.

The perpendicular distance of a point P from y-axis measured along the positive x-axis is 4 units. Then the ordinate of P is 4.

1. True

2. False

Q.

If point 0 represents the origin (0, 0), then coordinates of point J shown below is _____ .

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1. (-2, 4)

2. (4, 1)

3. (4, -1)

4. (2, 4)

Q. Question 17
Abscissa of a point is positive in

A) I and II quadrants
B) I and IV quadrants
C) I quadrant
D) II quadrant

Q.

The abscissa and ordinate of the origin are

1. (0, 0)

2. (1, 0)

3. (0, 1)

4. (1, 1)

Q.

The coordinates of two points are A (-5, 7) and B(3, 4) then (ordinate of B) - (ordinate of A) is.

1. -2

2. 8

3. -4

4. -3

Q.

The abscissa of any point on y-axis is

1. 0

2. 1

3. -1

4. any number

Q.

What is the perpendicular distance of the point Q (5, 7) from the y-axis?

1. 5 units

2. 12 units

3. 7 units

4. 2 units

Q. A triangle ABC has vertices A(2, 3), B(5, 6) and C(9, 4). AD, BE and CF are perpendiculars from the vertices A, B and C, respectively, to $x$-axis. The area of $\Delta ABC$ is

1. 
   $6sq.units$
2. $\frac{8}{3}sq.units$
   
3. 
   $9sq.units$
4. 
   $\frac{49}{3}sq.units$