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    Worksheet C: Oordinate Eometry

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    The document contains 10 problems involving coordinate geometry and straight lines. The problems involve finding equations of lines given points or gradients, finding points of intersection, midpoints, perpendicular lines, gradients, areas of shapes bounded by lines, and angles between lines. Sketches and diagrams are provided to illustrate several of the problems.

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    The document contains 10 problems involving coordinate geometry and straight lines. The problems involve finding equations of lines given points or gradients, finding points of intersection, midpoints, perpendicular lines, gradients, areas of shapes bounded by lines, and angles between lines. Sketches and diagrams are provided to illustrate several of the problems.

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    C1 COORDINATE GEOMETRY Worksheet C

    1 The straight line l has gradient −3 and passes through the point with coordinates (3, −5).
    a Find an equation of the line l.
    The straight line m passes through the points with coordinates (−1, −2) and (4, 1).
    b Find the equation of m in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
    The lines l and m intersect at the point P.
    c Find the coordinates of P.

    2 Given that the straight line passing through the points A (2, −3) and B (7, k) has gradient 3
    2
    ,
    a find the value of k,
    b show that the perpendicular bisector of AB has the equation 8x + 12y − 45 = 0.

    3 The vertices of a triangle are the points A (5, 4), B (−5, 8) and C (1, 11).
    a Find the equation of the straight line passing through A and B, giving your answer in the form
    ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
    b Find the coordinates of the point M, the mid-point of AC.
    c Show that OM is perpendicular to AB, where O is the origin.

    4 y

    R1

    A
    m
    R2
    O x

    The line l with equation 3x + y − 9 = 0 intersects the line m with equation 2x + 3y − 12 = 0 at


    the point A as shown in the diagram above.
    a Find, as exact fractions, the coordinates of the point A.
    The region R1 is bounded by l, m and the y-axis.
    The region R2 is bounded by l, m and the x-axis.
    b Show that the ratio of the area of R1 to the area of R2 is 25 : 18

    5 The straight line l has the equation 2x + 5y + 10 = 0.


    The straight line m has the equation 6x − 5y − 30 = 0.
    a Sketch the lines l and m on the same set of axes showing the coordinates of any points at
    which each line crosses the coordinate axes.
    The points where line m crosses the coordinate axes are denoted by A and B.
    b Show that l passes through the mid-point of AB.

     Solomon Press
    C1 COORDINATE GEOMETRY Worksheet C continued

    6 The straight line l passes through the points with coordinates (−10, −4) and (5, 4).
    a Find the equation of l in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
    The line l crosses the coordinate axes at the points P and Q.
    b Find, as an exact fraction, the area of triangle OPQ, where O is the origin.
    c Show that the length of PQ is 2 56 .

    7 The point A has coordinates (−8, 1) and the point B has coordinates (−4, −5).
    a Find the equation of the straight line passing through A and B, giving your answer in the form
    ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
    b Show that the distance of the mid-point of AB from the origin is k 10 where k is an integer
    to be found.

    1
    8 The straight line l1 has gradient 3
    and passes through the point with coordinates (−3, 4).
    a Find the equation of l1 in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
    The straight line l2 has the equation 5x + py − 2 = 0 and intersects l1 at the point with
    coordinates (q, 7).
    b Find the values of the constants p and q.

    9 y
    C

    D
    B

    O x

    The diagram shows trapezium ABCD in which sides AB and DC are parallel. The point A has
    coordinates (−4, 2) and the point B has coordinates (6, 6).
    a Find the equation of the straight line passing through A and B, giving your answer in the form
    ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.
    Given that the gradient of BC is −1,
    b find an equation of the straight line passing through B and C.
    Given also that the point D has coordinates (−2, 7),
    c find the coordinates of the point C,
    d show that ∠ACB = 90°.

    10 The straight line l passes through the points A (1, 2 3 ) and B ( 3 , 6).
    a Find the gradient of l in its simplest form.
    b Show that l also passes through the origin.
    c Show that the straight line which passes through A and is perpendicular to l has equation
    x + 2 3 y − 13 = 0.

     Solomon Press

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