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Coordinate Geometry Revision

This document contains 13 math problems involving straight line graphs, including: 1) Finding the gradient and equation of a line through three points on a number plane. 2) Deriving the equation of a line perpendicular to another line through a given point. 3) Finding the midpoint and length of a line segment, and the perpendicular distance from a point to a line. 4) Showing that a triangle satisfying three linear equations is right-angled and isosceles.

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Coordinate Geometry Revision

This document contains 13 math problems involving straight line graphs, including: 1) Finding the gradient and equation of a line through three points on a number plane. 2) Deriving the equation of a line perpendicular to another line through a given point. 3) Finding the midpoint and length of a line segment, and the perpendicular distance from a point to a line. 4) Showing that a triangle satisfying three linear equations is right-angled and isosceles.

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Preliminary Mathematics Assessment Task 29-7-05

STRAIGHT LINE GRAPHS


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P ( - 3 , 2 ) , Q ( 2 , 1 ) and R (-1 , -2) are three points on the number plane.


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a)

Show that the gradient of PQ is

(1)

b)

Show that the equation of PQ is x + 5y -7 = 0.

(2)

c)

Derive the equation of the line perpendicular to PQ passing through R.

(2)

d)

Show that the midpoint of PR is ( -2 , 0 ).

(1)

e)

What is the length of PQ?

f)

What is the perpendicular distance of R from PQ ?

(1)

g)

What is the area of the triangle PQR?

(1)

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Show that the triangle whose sides satisfy 2x - y = 0 ,


x + 2y = 5 and x - 3y = 20 is both right-angled and isosceles.

(5)

Given that the point ( 4 , k ) lies on the line y = 3x - 7 , evaluate k.

(1)

10. Prove that the four lines listed below form a parallelogram.
2x + 3y = 5
y = 3x + 2

(3)

6x-2y = 5
2
y = x +1
3

11. Find the equation of the line that has an angle of inclination 135
and y-intercept of 2.

(2)

12. Find the equation of the line that is the perpendicular bisector
of the interval joining ( 4 , 1 ) and ( 2 , 3 )

(3)

13. Sketch y = sin x , (-180 x +180 ) making sure important points on


the axes are labelled.

(2)

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