The Mid-Point of a Line Segment

Author:Tamil Nadu Board
9th Tamil Nadu Board
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Important Questions on The Mid-Point of a Line Segment

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The points A(-5,4), B(-1,-2) and C(5,2) are the vertices of an isosceles right -angled triangle where the right angle is at B. Find the coordinates of D so that ABCD is a square.

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If the mid-point (x,y) of the line joining (3,4) and (p,7) lies on 2x+2y+1=0, then what will be the value of p?

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The centre of a circle is (-4,2) . If one end of the diameter of the circle is (-3,7) then find the other end.

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Find the midpoints of the line segment joining the points 12,-37 and 32,-117.

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Find the midpoints of the line segment joining the points (a,b) and (a+2b,2a-b).

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Find the midpoints of the line segment joining the points (8,-2) and (-8,0).

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Find the midpoints of the line segment joining the points (-2,3) and (-6,-5).

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If D is the midpoint of AC and C is the mid-point of AB, then find the length of AB when AD=4 cm.

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If a1,b1,a2,b2 and a3,b3 are the midpoints of the sides of a triangle, whose values are 5,1,3,-5,-5,-1 respectively, then find the value of a1+a3-a2,b1+b3-b2,a1+a2-a3,b1+b2-b3 and a2+a3-a1,b2+b3-b1. Compare the results. What do you observe? Give reason for your result?

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A(6,1), B(8,2) and C9,4 are three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD taken in order. Find the fourth vertex D. If x1,y1,x2,y2,x3,y3 and x4,y4 are the four vertices of the parallelogram, then using the given points, find the value of x1+x3-x2,y1+y3-y2 and state the reason for your result.

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If 3,x is the midpoint of the line segment joining the points A(8,-5) and B(-2,11), then find the value of 'x'.

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Let X be the midpoint of the line segment joining A(3,0) and B(-5,4) and Y be the midpoint of the line segment joining P(-11,-8) and Q(8,-2). Find the midpoint of the line segment XY.

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The mid-point of the line joining (-a, 2b) and (-3 a,-4b) is

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If the coordinates of one end of a diameter of a circle is (3,4) and the coordinates of its center is (-3,2), then the coordinate of the other end of the diameter is

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If Pa3,b2 is the midpoint of the line segment joining A(-4,3) and B(-2,4) then a,b

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A(-3,2),B(3,2) and C(-3,-2) are the vertices of the right triangle, right-angled at A. Show that the mid point of the hypotenuse is equidistant from the vertices.

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The points A(-5,4), B(-1,-2) and C(5,2) are the vertices of an isosceles right-angled triangle at B as 90°. Find the coordinates of D, so that ABCD is a square.

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O(0,0) is the centre of a circle whose one chord is AB, where the points A and B are (8,6) and (10,0) respectively. OD is the perpendicular from the centre to the chord AB. Find the coordinates of the midpoint of OD.

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The midpoint of the sides of a triangle are (2,4),(-2,3) and (5,2). Find the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle.