Coordinate Geometry Weightage in JEE Main – Coordinate geometry is one of the most important and high-weightage chapters in the JEE Main exam. It usually makes up 13-18% of the mathematics section, about 4 to 5 questions or 16-20 marks per session. The JEE Main 2026 Session 2 is scheduled to be held from 2 April to 9 April 2026. In this article, we provide you with a clear overview of the weightage of coordinate geometry in JEE Main 2026, the important topics, and the types of questions asked, so you can prepare well and use this chapter as a rank-booster.
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The total 3D Geometry weightage in JEE Main is given below:
|
Chapter Name |
No. of Question in 2025 |
Weightage |
|
Co-ordinate geometry |
82 |
17.89% |
The weightage of coordinate geometry in the JEE Main 2026 exam is expected to be the highest as it has been in recent years.
Coordinate Geometry: Last five years Weightage
|
Chapter |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Grand Total |
Weightage |
|
Co-ordinate geometry |
88 |
85 |
71 |
92 |
85 |
421 |
13.11% |
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Before seeing the coordinate geometry weightage in the JEE Main, let’s first understand the type of questions that are included in this chapter:
Question.1: The area (in sq. units) of the largest rectangle $A B C D$ whose vertices $A$ and $B$ lie on the $x$-axis and vertices C and D lie on the parabola, $y=x^2-1$ below the $x$-axis is:
1) $\frac{2}{3 \sqrt{3}}$
2) $\frac{1}{3 \sqrt{3}}$
3) $\frac{4}{3}$
4) $\frac{4}{3 \sqrt{3}}$
Solution:
$
\begin{aligned}
\text { Area }(A) & =2 t\left(1-t^2\right), \quad(0<t<1) \\
A & =2 t-2 t^3 \\
\frac{d A}{d t} & =2-6 t^2 \\
2-6 t^2 & =0 \\
t & =\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \\
\Rightarrow A_{\max } & =2 t\left(1-t^2\right) \\
& =\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}\left(1-\frac{1}{3}\right) \\
& =\frac{4}{3 \sqrt{3}}
\end{aligned}
$
Question 2: The area (in square units) of the region bounded by the parabola $y^2=4(x-2)$ and the line $y=2 x-8$, is:
1) 8
2) 9
3) 6
4) 7
Correct Answer: 9
Solution:
$
\begin{aligned}
& y^2=4 x-8 \\
& y=2 x-8 \\
& \Rightarrow y^2=2(y+8)-8 \\
& \Rightarrow y^2-2 y-8=0 \\
& y=4 \quad y=-2 \\
& \int_{-2}^4\left(\frac{y+8}{2}-\frac{y^2+8}{4}\right) d y \\
& \Rightarrow \int_{-2}^4 \frac{y}{2} d y-\int_{-2}^4 \frac{y^2}{4} d y+\int_{-2}^4 2 d y \\
& \Rightarrow\left[\frac{y^2}{4}\right]_{-2}^4-\frac{1}{4}\left[\frac{y^3}{3}\right]_{-2}^4+2[y]_{-2}^4=9
\end{aligned}
$
Question 3: The area enclosed by the curves $x y+4 y=16$ and $x+y=6$ is equal to:
1) $28-30 \log _{\mathrm{e}} 2$
2) $30-28 \log _e 2$
3) $30-32 \log _e 2$
4) $32-30 \log _{\mathrm{e}} 2$
Correct Answer:
$
30-32 \log _e 2
$
Solution:
$
y(x+4)=16 \& y=6-x
$
solve both curves,
$
\begin{aligned}
& (6-x)(x+4)=16 \\
& \int_{-2}^4\left((6-x)-\left(\frac{16}{x+4}\right)\right) d x \\
& \Rightarrow\left[6 x-\frac{x^2}{2}-16 \ln |x+4|\right]_{-2}^4 \\
& \Rightarrow(24-8-16 \ln 8)-(-12-2-16 \ln 2) \\
& \Rightarrow 30-16 \ln 4
\end{aligned}
$
Hence, the answer is option (3).
Question 4: Three points $\mathrm{O}(0,0), \mathrm{P}\left(\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{a}^2\right), \mathrm{Q}\left(-\mathrm{b}, \mathrm{b}^2\right), \mathrm{a}>0, \mathrm{~b}>0$, are on the parabola $y=x^2$. Let $S_1$ be the area of the region bounded by the line $P Q$ and the parabola, and $S_2$ be the area of the triangle OPQ . If the minimum value of $\frac{S_1}{S_2}$ is $\frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{n}}, \operatorname{gcd}(\mathrm{m}, \mathrm{n})=1$, then $\mathrm{m}+\mathrm{n}$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$ .
Correct Answer: 7
Solution:
$
\begin{aligned}
& y=x^2 \quad P Q ;\left(y-b^2\right)=\frac{a^2-b^2}{a+b}(x+b) \\
& P Q ;(a-b) x-y+a b=0 \\
& \text { Now, } \mathrm{S}_1=\int_{-\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{a}}[(\mathrm{a}-\mathrm{b}) \mathrm{x}+\mathrm{ab}]-\left[\mathrm{x}^2\right] \cdot \mathrm{dx} \\
& S_1=\left[(a-b) \frac{x^2}{2}+a b x-\frac{x^3}{3}\right]_{-b}^a \\
& S_1=(a-b) \frac{\left(a^2-b^2\right)}{2}+a b(a+b)-\frac{1}{3}\left[a^3+b^3\right]
\end{aligned}
$
Question 5: The area of the region in the first quadrant inside the circle $x^2+y^2=8$ and outside the parabola $y^2=2 x$ is equal to:
1) $\frac{\pi}{2}-\frac{1}{3}$
2) $\pi-\frac{2}{3}$
3) $\frac{\pi}{2}-\frac{2}{3}$
4) $\pi-\frac{1}{3}$
Correct Answer:
$
\pi-\frac{2}{3}
$
Solution:
Required area $=\operatorname{Ar}($ circle from 0 to 2) $-\operatorname{ar}($ para from 0 to 2)
$
\begin{aligned}
& =\int_0^2 \sqrt{8-x^2} d x-\int_0^2 \sqrt{2 x} d x \\
& =\left[\frac{x}{2} \sqrt{8-x^2}+\frac{8}{2} \sin ^{-1} \frac{x}{2 \sqrt{2}}\right]_0^2-\sqrt{2}\left[\frac{2 x \sqrt{x}}{3}\right]_0^2 \\
& =\frac{2}{2} \sqrt{8-4}+\frac{8}{2} \sin ^{-1} \frac{2}{2 \sqrt{2}}-\frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{3}(2 \sqrt{2}-0) \\
& \Rightarrow 2+4 \cdot \frac{\pi}{4}-\frac{8}{3}=\pi-\frac{2}{3}
\end{aligned}
$
Hence, the answer is option (2)
These are some important questions from coordinate geometry given above. Students can refer to Coordinate Geometry Questions to see more important questions.
The following table has shown the variation of topics asked in coordinate geometry along with which part of the topic you should be focusing upon more.
|
Topic |
Key Focus Area (Very Short) |
|
Slope, forms, angle between lines, distance, family of lines | |
|
Circle |
Centre–radius, tangent, chord, power of point, radical axis |
|
Standard form, focus–directrix, parametric form, tangent/normal | |
|
Standard form, axes, eccentricity, parametric form, tangent | |
|
Hyperbola |
Standard form, asymptotes, eccentricity, parametric form |
|
Homogeneous eqn, angle between lines, combined equation | |
|
Shifting origin, removing cross terms | |
|
Coordinate System Basics |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. Straight‑line equations & distance/section formulae
2. Circle (standard form, chord, tangent, power of a point)
3. Parabola, ellipse & hyperbola (standard form, latus‑rectum, eccentricity, directrices)
4. General conic & rotation of axes
5. Coordinate geometry of polygons & area formulas
6. Transformation of axes & translation
7. Locus problems
Trend: Lines & circles dominate (~55 % of CG questions), conics together ~35 %, and the remaining 10 % are loci/transformations.
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