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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under Coordinate Geometry, the JAMB Mathematics syllabus expects you to study:
- (a) midpoint and gradient of a line segment;
- (b) distance between two points;
- (c) parallel and perpendicular lines;
- (d) equations of straight lines.
Study notes & guidance
Study Coordinate Geometry using a recommended Mathematics textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Mathematics, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Objectives — candidates should be able to
After studying Coordinate Geometry, you should be able to:
- Calculate the perimeters and areas of triangles, quadrilaterals, circles and composite figures;
- Find the length of an arc, a chord, perimeters and areas of sectors and segments of circles;
- Calculate total surface areas and volumes of cuboids, cylinders. cones, pyramids, prisms, spheres and composite figures;
- Determine the distance between two points on the earth’s surface.
These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Source: official JAMB UTME Mathematics syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.