True or false on coordinate geometry

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The abscissa is the distance from the y-axis.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   A point on the x-axis looks like (0, y).

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Town B is 36 km east of town A.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   The relay tower divides AB in the ratio 2 : 1.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The mid-point splits a segment 1 : 1.

6. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   ABQP, APRC and BQRC are circles.

Instructions

Decide whether each statement is true or false.

Explanation