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Cartesian System
A plane formed by two number lines, one horizontal
and the other vertical, such that they intersect each
other at their zeroes, and then they form a Cartesian
Plane.
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● The horizontal line is known as the x-axis and the vertical line is known
as the y-axis.
● The point where these two lines intersect each other is called the origin.
It is represented as ‘O’.
● OX and OY are the positive directions as the positive numbers lie in the
right and upward direction.
● Similarly, the left and the downward directions are the negative directions
as all the negative numbers lie there.
Quadrants of the Cartesian Plane The Cartesian plane is divided into four quadrants namely Quadrant I, Quadrant II, Quadrant III, and Quadrant IV anticlockwise from OX.
Coordinates of a Point To write the coordinates of a point we need to follow the following rules. ● Thex – coordinate of a point is marked by drawing perpendicular from the y-axis measured a length of the x-axis .It is also called the Abscissa.
They – coordinate of a point is marked by drawing a perpendicular from the x-axis measured a length of the y-axis .It is also called the Ordinate. ● While writing the coordinates of a point in the coordinate plane, the x – coordinate comes first, and then the y – coordinate. We write the coordinates in brackets. In figure, OB = CA = x coordinate (Abscissa), and CO = AB = y coordinate (Ordinate). We write the coordinate as (x, y).
Remarks:
As the origin, O has zero distance from the x-axis and the y-axis so its abscissa and ordinate are zero. Hence the coordinate of the origin is (0, 0). The relationship between the signs of the coordinates of a point and the quadrant of a point in which it lies.
Plotting a Point in the Plane if its Coordinates are Given
Steps to plot the point (2, 3) on the Cartesian plane:
● First of all, we need to draw the Cartesian plane by drawing the coordinate axes with 1 unit = 1 cm.
● To mark the x coordinates, starting from 0 moves towards the positive x-axis and counts to 2.
● To mark the y coordinate, starting from 2 moves upwards in the positive direction and counts to 3.
● Now this point is the coordinate (2, 3). Likewise, we can plot all the other points, like (-3, 1) and (-1.5,-2.5) in the figure.
Question: Are the coordinates (x, y) = (y, x)? Let x = (-4) and y = (-2) So (x, y) = (- 4, – 2) (y, x) = (- 2, – 4)
Let’s mark these coordinates on the Cartesian plane. You can see that the positions of both the points are different in the Cartesian plane. So, If x ≠ y, then (x, y) ≠ (y, x), and (x, y) = (y, x), if x = y.
Example: Plot the points (6, 4), (- 6,- 4), (- 6, 4) and (6,- 4) on the Cartesian plane.
Solution: Since both numbers 6, 4 are positive the point (6, 4) lies in the first quadrant. For x coordinate, we will move towards the right and count to 6. Then from that point go upward and count to 4. Mark that point as the coordinate (6, 4). Similarly, we can plot all the other three points.
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COORDINATE GEOMETRY | Study
Pre-Requisires
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Cartesian System
A plane formed by two number lines, one horizontal
and the other vertical, such that they intersect each
other at their zeroes, and then they form a Cartesian
Plane.
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Coordinate Axes:
The position of a point in a plane is fixed by selecting the axes of reference which are formed by two number lines intersecting each other at right angles, so that their zeroes coincide.
The horizontal number line is called x-axis and vertical number line is called y axis.
A point that lies on X Axis is (x,0)
A point that lies on Y Axis is (0,y)
Equation of Y Axis is x = 0
Equation of X Axis is y = 0
Equation of a lne parallel to Y Axis is x = a
Equation of a lne parallel to X Axis is y = a
Equation of a lne perpendicular to X Axis is X = a
Equation of a lne perpendicular to X Axis is X = a
The point of intersection of the two lines is called origin.
is the x-axis and Y1OY is the y-axis. These coordinate axes are also called rectangular axes as they are perpendicular to each other.
Rectangular coordinates are ordered pairs in which the first element is called the abscissa and the second element is called the ordinate.
● In the first quadrant, x is + ve and y is + ve
● In the second quadrant, x is – ve and y is + ve
● In the third quadrant, x is – ve and y is – ve
● In the fourth quadrant, x is + ve and y is -ve.
Distance Formula:
Example:
Example:
Collinearity of three points:
Three points P, Q and R are said to be collinear, if they lie in the same straight line.
i.e., PR = PQ + QR
i.e., PQ = PR + RQ
i.e., QR = QP + PR
If three points are not collinear, they always form a triangle.
Special Polygons:
(i) In Case of Triangle
(a) a right-angled triangle, if sum of squares of any two sides is equal to square of third side.
(b) an equilateral triangle, if all the three sides are equal.
(c) an isosceles triangle, if any two sides are equal.
(ii) In Case of Quadrilateral
(a) parallelogram, if opposite sides are equal and diagonals are not equal.
(b) rectangle, if opposite sides are equal and diagonals are equal.
(c) square, if all the four sides are equal and diagonals are equal.
(d) rhombus, if all the four sides are equal and diagonals are not equal.
Section Formula (Internal division only)
Midpoint Formula:
Point Dividing Two points in K : 1 Ratio:
Note:
If k is positive, the point divides the given points internally.
If k is Negative, the point divides the given points externally
Coordinates of the centroid of a triangle:
Points of Trisection:
If a line segment is divided into three equal parts by two points, the points are said to be the points of trisection.
In the given figure, the points R and S divide the line segment PQ into three equal parts i.e., PR=RS=SQ. The points R and S are said to be points of trisection.
Area of a Triangle:
The area of the triangle formed by the points
is calculated by the following expression.
Area of ∆PQR =
Area of Quadrilateral:
Area of a quadrilateral can be found by splitting up the quadrilateral into two triangles and sum up their areas.
Thus, area of quadrilateral PQRS = area of ∆PQR+ area of ∆PRS
Condition for collinearity of three points :
Three given points will be collinear, if the area of the triangle formed by these points is zero.
Rule to prove that three given points are collinear:
Step 1. Find the area of the triangle formed by the given points.
Step 2. Show that the area of the triangle formed by the given points is zero.
* The coordinates of the origin are O(0,0)
* The coordinates of any point on x-axis are (x, 0)
i.e., y=0 or ordinate is zero.
* The coordinates of any point on y – axis are (0, y) i.e., x=0 or abscissa is zero.
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