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Coordinate Geometry (Standard)

Multi-step exam-style items.

Phase 2 · ACT Math

Coordinate Geometry: core idea

Distance formula.

Example problem: hint and answer

Find the equation of the line through (2,1)(2,1) with slope 33.

Hint: Use point-slope form. Answer: y=3x-5.

Practice (9 problems — type your answers)

  • 1. Find the distance between (−1,2)(-1,2) and (5,10)(5,10).

  • 2. Find the midpoint of a segment whose endpoints are (−3,4)(-3,4) and (7,−2)(7,-2).

  • 3. Are y=4x+1y=4x+1 and 4x−y=94x-y=9 parallel, perpendicular, or neither?

  • 4. A circle has center (2,−1)(2,-1) and radius 44. Write its equation.

  • 5. Find where y=x+2y=x+2 crosses y=10−xy=10-x.

  • 6. Rotate (3,1)(3,1) 90∘90^\circ counterclockwise about the origin.

  • 7. Find the area of the rectangle with vertices (0,0),(6,0),(6,4),(0,4)(0,0),(6,0),(6,4),(0,4).

  • 8. A line through (1,4)(1,4) and (5,k)(5,k) has slope −2-2. Find kk.

  • 9. Find the equation of the horizontal line through (3,−7)(3,-7).

Coordinate Geometry Practice Problems — Standard