Coordinate Geometry
Coordinate Geometry
2 2
1. Distance = ( x1 − x2 ) + ( y1 − y2 )
2 2
= ( x2 − x1 ) + ( y2 − y1 )
1 x1 x2 x3 x1
3. Area ∆ ABC =
2 y1 y2 y3 y1
1
= ( x1 y2 + x2 y3 + x3 y1 ) − ( x2 y1 + x3 y2 + x1 y3 )
2
4. Gradient of an equation
∆y
m=
∆x
y −y
= 1 2
x1 − x2
5. Form an equation
General form : ax + by + c = 0
Gradient form : y = mx + c
x y
Intercept form : + = 1
a b
6. Parallel : m1 = m2
7. Perpendicular : m1m2 = −1
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