NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 9 - Mathematics - CHAPTER 3: COORDINATE GEOMETRY
Exercise 3.3: Short Answer Questions

Question. 1

Write the coordinates of each of the points P, Q, R, S, T and O from the Fig. 3.5.

Answer:

\(P(1,1)\), \(Q(-3,0)\), \(R(-3,-2)\), \(S(2,1)\), \(T(4,-2)\), \(O(0,0)\)

Question. 2

Plot the following points and write the name of the figure obtained by joining them in order:

\(P(-3,2)\), \(Q(-7,-3)\), \(R(6,-3)\), \(S(2,2)\)

Answer:

Trapezium

Question. 3

Plot the points \((x,y)\) given by the following table:

\(x\)24-3-230
\(y\)4205-30

Question. 4

Plot the following points and check whether they are collinear or not:

(i) \((1,3)\), \((-1,-1)\), \((-2,-3)\)

(ii) \((1,1)\), \((2,-3)\), \((-1,-2)\)

(iii) \((0,0)\), \((2,2)\), \((5,5)\)

Answer:

(i) Collinear

(ii) Not collinear

(iii) Collinear

Question. 5

Without plotting the points indicate the quadrant in which they will lie, if:

(i) ordinate is 5 and abscissa is -3

(ii) abscissa is -5 and ordinate is -3

(iii) abscissa is -5 and ordinate is 3

(iv) ordinate is 5 and abscissa is 3

Answer:

(i) II

(ii) III

(iii) II

(iv) I

Question. 6

In Fig. 3.6, LM is a line parallel to the y-axis at a distance of 3 units.

(i) What are the coordinates of the points P, R and Q?

(ii) What is the difference between the abscissa of the points L and M?

Answer:

(i) \(P(3,2)\), \(R(3,0)\), \(Q(3,-1)\)

(ii) 0

Question. 7

In which quadrant or on which axis each of the following points lie?

\((-3,5)\), \((4,-1)\), \((2,0)\), \((2,2)\), \((-3,-6)\)

Answer:

II, IV, x-axis, I, III

Question. 8

Which of the following points lie on y-axis?

A \((1,1)\), B \((1,0)\), C \((0,1)\), D \((0,0)\), E \((0,-1)\), F \((-1,0)\), G \((0,5)\), H \((-7,0)\), I \((3,3)\)

Answer:

C, D, E, G

Question. 9

Plot the points \((x,y)\) given by the following table. Use scale 1 cm = 0.25 units.

\(x\)1.250.251.5-1.75
\(y\)-0.511.5-0.25

Question. 10

A point lies on the x-axis at a distance of 7 units from the y-axis. What are its coordinates?

What will be the coordinates if it lies on y-axis at a distance of -7 units from x-axis?

Answer:

\((7,0)\), \((0,-7)\)

Question. 11

Find the coordinates of the point:

(i) which lies on x and y axes both.

(ii) whose ordinate is -4 and which lies on y-axis.

(iii) whose abscissa is 5 and which lies on x-axis.

Answer:

(i) \((0,0)\)

(ii) \((0,-4)\)

(iii) \((5,0)\)

Question. 12

Taking 0.5 cm as 1 unit, plot the following points on the graph paper:

A \((1,3)\), B \((-3,-1)\), C \((1,-4)\), D \((-2,3)\), E \((0,-8)\), F \((1,0)\)

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 9 – Mathematics – CHAPTER 3: COORDINATE GEOMETRY – Exercise 3.3: Short Answer Questions | Detailed Answers