Co-ordinate Geometry Notes for JEE

Subtopics in Co-ordinate Geometry

• Cartesian system of rectangular coordinates in a plane
• Distance formula, sections formula, locus and its equation
• The slope of a line, parallel and perpendicular lines
• Intercepts of a line on the co-ordinate axis
• Straight line: Various forms of equations of a line, intersection of lines, angles between two lines
• Conditions for concurrence of three lines, the distance of a point from a line
• Co-ordinate of the centroid, orthocentre and circumcentre of a triangle
• Circle, conic sections: A standard form of equations of a circle, the general form of the equation of a circle, its radius and centre
• Equation of a circle when the endpoints of a diameter are given
• Points of intersection of a line and a circle with the centre at the origin
• Sections of conics, equations of conic sections (parabola, ellipse and hyperbola) in standard forms