Distance Formula
Distance Formula: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Coordinate Geometry, Points in the Cartesian Plane, Collinearity of Three Points Using Distance Formula & Collinearity of Four Points etc.
Important Questions on Distance Formula
An ant is walking across a chessboard.
Its current position on the board can be represented by the point on the coordinate axes as:
The coordinates of the point on the line that will be closest to the ant is

An ant is walking across a chessboard.
Its current position on the board can be represented by the point on the coordinate axes as:
The coordinates of the point on the line that will be closest to the ant is

An ant is walking across a chessboard.
Its current position on the board can be represented by the point on the coordinate axes as:
The distance of the ant from the origin is

An ant is walking across a chessboard.
Its current position on the board can be represented by the point on the coordinate axes as:
The distance of the ant from the -axis is

The constellation of Pegasus is named after the winged horse in Greek mythology. According to the myth, when Perseus killed the Gorgon Medusa (whose hair was made of snakes), Pegasus was born from her blood.
In the constellation of Pegasus, the horse's body is represented by four stars called "The Great _____".
The stars at the corners of this quadrilateral can be drawn on a Cartesian plane at .
Hence, the name of quadrilateral which will be filled in the blank will be

The constellation of Pegasus is named after the winged horse in Greek mythology. According to the myth, when Perseus killed the Gorgon Medusa (whose hair was made of snakes), Pegasus was born from her blood.
In the constellation of Pegasus, the horse's body is represented by four stars called "The Great _____".
The stars at the corners of this quadrilateral can be drawn on a Cartesian plane at .
What can you say about the diagonals of the quadrilateral?

The constellation of Pegasus is named after the winged horse in Greek mythology. According to the myth, when Perseus killed the Gorgon Medusa (whose hair was made of snakes), Pegasus was born from her blood.
In the constellation of Pegasus, the horse's body is represented by four stars called "The Great _____".
The stars at the corners of this quadrilateral can be drawn on a Cartesian plane at .
Choose the correct property of the sides of the quadrilateral.

The constellation of Pegasus is named after the winged horse in Greek mythology. According to the myth, when Perseus killed the Gorgon Medusa (whose hair was made of snakes), Pegasus was born from her blood.
In the constellation of Pegasus, the horse's body is represented by four stars called "The Great _____".
The stars at the corners of this quadrilateral can be drawn on a Cartesian plane at .
The length of side of the quadrilateral is





If the distance of the point from the origin is find the value of

Find the distance between the points and .

If the point is equidistant from the point and point , then the relation between and is .

The distance between the point and is .

For what value of , the points and are collinear

A point is equidistant from the points and . Find .

Find the distance between the origin and the point:

Find the distance between the origin and the point:
