Distance between two points - Jamb Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 2009

What is the value of r if the distance between the point (4,2) and (1,r) is 3 units?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Question 12:

• JAMB 2010

Find the distance between the points (\(\frac{1}{2}\), \(\frac{1}{2}\)) and (-\(\frac{1}{2}\), -\(\frac{1}{2}\)).

A. 1
B. O
C. √3
D. √2

Question 13:

• JAMB 2012

The locus of a point equidistant from the intersection of lines 3x - 7y + 7 = 0 and 4x - 6y + 1 = 0 is a

A. Line parallel to 7x + 13y + 8 = 0
B. Circle
C. Semicircle
D. Bisector of the line 7x + 13y + 8 = 0

Question 14:

• JAMB 2012

The distance between the point (4, 3) and the intersection of y = 2x + 4 and y = 7 - x is

A. \(\sqrt{13}\)
B. \(3\sqrt{2}\)
C. \(\sqrt{26}\)
D. \(10\sqrt{5}\)

Question 15:

• JAMB 2015

Find the distance between the points (-2,-3) and (-2,4)

A. 3m
B. 2.4m
C. 3.2m
D. 5.1m