CBSE Class 10 Coordinate Geometry Study Notes
CBSE Class 10 Coordinate Geometry Study Notes
CBSE Class 10 Coordinate Geometry Study Notes
Coordinate
Geometry
Topics
1. Fundamentals
2. Distance Formula
3. Section Formula
3.1 Mid-Point Formula
4. Area of Triangle
Fundamentals
x1
(0 , y1)
P (x1 , y1)
y1
0 (0 , 0) (x1 , 0) X
Distance of a point from
Origin the x-axis is y coordinate
or ordinate
Distance Formula
Y
Q (x2 , y2)
(y2 – y1)
(x1 , y1) P R
(x2 – x1)
0 A N X
Steps to Derive
PQ = PR 2 + (𝑄𝑄R)2
(x1 , y1) P R
0 A C B X
Steps to Derive
(
M(𝐱𝐱, 𝐲𝐲) =
𝐦𝐦𝟏𝟏𝐱𝐱𝟐𝟐 + 𝐦𝐦𝟐𝟐𝐱𝐱𝟏𝟏 𝐦𝐦𝟏𝟏𝐲𝐲𝟐𝟐 + 𝐦𝐦𝟐𝟐𝐲𝐲𝟏𝟏
,
(
𝐦𝐦𝟏𝟏 + 𝐦𝐦𝟐𝟐 𝐦𝐦𝟏𝟏 + 𝐦𝐦𝟐𝟐
Mid-Point Formula
Y Q (x2 , y2)
m2
(x, y) M
m1
(x1 , y1) P
0 A C B X
Steps to Derive
Section Formula
(
M(x, y) =
m1x2 + m2x1 m1y2 + m2y1
,
(
m1 + m2 m1 + m2
∴ m1 = 1 and m2 = 1
0 A B C X 0 A B C X
Y Q (x2 , y2)
(x1 , y1)
P
R (x3 , y3)
0 A B C X
Steps to Derive
Area of ∆PQR = area of trapezium APQB + area of trapezium BQRC
– area of trapezium APRC
𝟏𝟏
Area of ∆PQR = 𝟐𝟐
𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨 + 𝑩𝑩𝑩𝑩 𝐱𝐱 𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐀
𝟏𝟏
+ 𝟐𝟐
𝑩𝑩𝑩𝑩 + 𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪 𝐱𝐱 𝑩𝑩𝑩𝑩
𝟏𝟏
- 𝟐𝟐
𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨 + 𝑪𝑪𝑪𝑪 𝐱𝐱 𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑨
After writing distances using coordinates and solving
𝟏𝟏
Area of ∆PQR = [𝐱𝐱
𝟐𝟐 𝟏𝟏
𝐲𝐲𝟐𝟐 − 𝐲𝐲𝟑𝟑 + 𝐱𝐱𝟐𝟐 𝐲𝐲𝟑𝟑 − 𝐲𝐲𝟏𝟏 + 𝐱𝐱𝟑𝟑 𝐲𝐲𝟏𝟏 − 𝐲𝐲𝟐𝟐 ]
Mind Map
Distance Formula
Coordinate
Geometry
Mid-Point Formula