Category: GMAT Geometry
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Challenging GMAT Coordinate Geometry Practice Questions
This post was updated in 2024 for the new GMAT. Earlier, we featured a blog of Coordinate Geometry practice questions. Here are eight more questions, some of which are challenging. 1) Graph G has a line of symmetry of x = –5/2. Graph G passes through the point (3, 3). What is the x-coordinate of…
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GMAT Practice Problems on Coordinate Geometry
1) The line shown passes through the point (A, 30). Which of the following is closest to the value of A? (A) 58 (B) 59 (C) 60 (D) 61 (E) 62 2) Line A has a slope of and passes through the point (–2, 7). What is the x-intercept of Line A? 3) Line J…
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GMAT Quant: Coordinate Geometry Practice Questions
For more information on Coordinate Geometry on the GMAT, see these articles: 1) Quadrants in the x-y Plane 2) Special Properties of y = x 3) Slopes 4) Midpoints and Parallel & Perpendicular lines Here are five new practice problems on these topics. 1. The center of circle Q is on the y-axis, and…
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GMAT Math: Midpoints and Parallel vs. Perpendicular lines
First, a few practice questions. 1) Line A has the equation 3x + y = 7. Which of the following lines is perpendicular to Line A? (A) y = 3x + 4 (B) y = –3x – 6 (C) y = (1/3)x – 1 (D) y = (–1/3)x + 2 (E) y = (–7/3)x –…
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GMAT Math: Lines and Slope in the x-y plane
Here are a set of practice GMAT questions about the Cartesian plane. 1) What is the equation of the line that goes through (–2, 3) and (5, –4)? (A) y = –x + 1 (B) y = x + 5 (C) y = –3x/7 + 15/7 (D) y = –4x/3 + 1/3 (E) y =…
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GMAT Coordinate Geometry: Distance Between Two Points
How do you find the distance between two points in the x-y plane? First, try these practice questions. 1) What is the distance from (–7, 2) to (5, –3)? (A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13 (E) 14 2) Consider the three points in the x-y plane: P = (8, 4), Q = (6,…