Section Formula

IMPORTANT

Section Formula: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Section Formula, Internal Division, Midpoint of a Line Segment, Points of Trisection of a Line Segment & Collinearity of Three Points Using Section Formula etc.

Important Questions on Section Formula

EASY
IMPORTANT

In the given figure AD is the median of ABC. Find the coordinates of point D.

Question Image

EASY
IMPORTANT

Using the section formula, prove that the three points -4, 62, 4 and 8, 2 are collinear.

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

If P(5,6) is the mid-point of the line segment joining A(6,5) and B(4,y), then find y.

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

In the figure, the midpoints of the large quadrilateral are joined to form the small quadrilateral within:
Question Image

Find the coordinates of the other three vertices of the larger quadrilateral?

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Find the ratio in which the line 3x+y=9 divides the line segment joining the points 1,3 and 2,7.

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

In what ratio, point 7, 6 divides the line joining the points 11, 8 and 1, 3.

EASY
IMPORTANT

If midpoints of sides of a triangle is (1,2),(0,-1) and (2,-1), then find its vertices.

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Find the co-ordinates of point which trisects the line joining point (11,9) and (1,2).

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

If point P(3, 5) divides line segment which joins A(-2, 3) and B(x, y) in the ratio 4: 7 internally, then find the co-ordinates of B.

EASY
IMPORTANT

Find the midpoint of line joining the points (22, 20) and (0,16).

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining the points (5, -2) and -112, 4 in the ratio 7: 9 externally.

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Find the ratio where point (-3, p), divides internally the line segment which joins points (-5,-4) and (-2,3) . Also find p.

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Find the coordinates of the point which quartersects the line joining point (-4,0) and (0,6).

EASY
IMPORTANT

Prove that midpoint of a line segment which joins points (5, 7) and (3, 9) is the same as midpoint of line segment which join points (8,6) and (0,10).

EASY
IMPORTANT

Prove that midpoint (C) of hypotenuse in a right-angled triangle AOB is situated at equal distance form vertices O, A and B of triangle.

EASY
IMPORTANT

If coordinates of one end and the midpoint of a line segment are (4,0) and (4,1) respectively, then find the coordinates of other ends of the line segment. 

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Find the ratio in which point ( 3,4 ) divides the line segment which joins points (1,2) and (6,7).

EASY
IMPORTANT

Find the ratio in which line 3x+y=9 divides the line segment which joins points (1, 3) and (2, 7).

EASY
IMPORTANT

In which ratio, the point (11,15) divides the line segment joining points (15,15) and (9,20)?
 

EASY
IMPORTANT

In which ratio, y-axis divides the line segment which joins points (2, -3) and (5, 6)?