COORDINATE GEOMETRY

1.N’01(6)

Three points have coordinates A(2,5), B(10,9) and C(6,2). Line L1 passes through A and B. Line L2
passes through C and is perpendicular to L1 . Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of L1
and L2 . [7]

2.M’02(1)

The line x  2 y  9 intersects the curve xy  18  0 at the points A and B. Find the coordinates of A
and B. [4]

3.N’02(9)

The diagram shows a rectangle ABCD, where A is (3, 2) and B is (1, 6).
(i) Find the equation of BC. [4]

Given that the equation of AC is y  x  1 , find

4.M’03(7)

The line L1 has equation 2x + y = 8. The line L2 passes through the point A(7, 4) and is
perpendicular to L1 .
(i) Find the equation of L2 . [4]
(ii) Given that the lines L1 and L2 intersect at the point B, find the length of AB. [4]
5.N’03(5)

The diagram shows a trapezium ABCD in which BC is parallel to AD and angle BCD = 90  . The
coordinates of A, B and D are (2, 0), (4, 6) and (12, 5) respectively.
(i) Find the equations of BC and CD. [5]
(ii) Calculate the coordinates of C. [2]

6.M’04(6)
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The curve y  9  and the line y + x = 8 intersect at two points. Find
x
(i) the coordinates of the two points, [4]
(ii) the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line joining the two points. [4]

7.N’04(5)
The equation of a curve is y  x2  4 x  7 and the equation of a line is y + 3x = 9. The curve and the
line intersect at the points A and B.
(i) The mid-point of AB is M. Show that the coordinates of M are  12 , 7 12  . [4]
(ii) Find the coordinates of the point Q on the curve at which the tangent is parallel to the line
y + 3x = 9. [3]
(iii) Find the distance MQ. [1]

8.M’05(5)

The diagram shows a rhombus ABCD. The points B and D have coordinates (2, 10) and (6, 2)
respectively, and A lies on the x-axis. The mid-point of BD isM. Find, by calculation, the coordinates
of each of M, A and C. [6]
9.N’05(7)
Three points have coordinates A (2, 6), B (8, 10) and C (6, 0). The perpendicular bisector of AB meets
the line BC at D. Find
(i) the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB in the form ax + by = c, [4]
(ii) the coordinates of D. [4]

10.M’06(5)
The curve y 2  12 x intersects the line 3y = 4x + 6 at two points. Find the distance between the two
points [6]

11.N’06(5)

The three points A(1, 3), B(13, 11) and C(6, 15) are shown in the diagram. The perpendicular from C
to AB meets AB at the point D. Find
(i) the equation of CD, [3]
(ii) the coordinates of D. [4]

12.M’07(5)

In the diagram, OAB is a sector of a circle with centre O and radius 12 cm. The lines AX and BX are
tangents to the circle at A and B respectively. Angle AOB = 13  radians.
(i) Find the exact length of AX, giving your answer in terms of 3. [2]
(ii) Find the area of the shaded region, giving your answer in terms of π and 3. [3]

13.N’07(6)

The three points A (3, 8), B (6, 2) and C (10, 2) are shown in the diagram. The point D is such that
the line DA is perpendicular to AB and DC is parallel to AB. Calculate the coordinates of D. [7]

14.M’08(11)

In the diagram, the points A and C lie on the x- and y-axes respectively and the equation of AC is 2y
+ x = 16. The point B has coordinates (2, 2). The perpendicular from B to AC meets AC at the point
X.
(i) Find the coordinates of X. [4]
The point D is such that the quadrilateral ABCD has AC as a line of symmetry.
(ii) Find the coordinates of D. [2]
(iii) Find, correct to 1 decimal place, the perimeter of ABCD. [3]

15.N’08(8)
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The equation of a curve is 𝑦 = 5 − 𝑥 .
(i) Show that the equation of the normal to the curve at the point 𝑃(2, 1) 𝑖𝑠 2𝑦 + 𝑥 = 4 . [4]
This normal meets the curve again at the point Q.
(ii) Find the coordinates of Q. [3]
(iii) Find the length of PQ . [2]
16.M’09(8)

The diagram shows points A, B and C lying on the line 2y = x + 4. The point A lies on the y-axis and
AB = BC. The line from D(10, −3) to B is perpendicular to AC. Calculate the coordinates of B and C.
[7]

17.N’09(9)

The diagram shows a rectangle ABCD. The poi nt A is (0, -2) and C is (12, 14). The diagonal
BD is parallel to the x-axis.
(i) Explai n why the y-coord nate of D is 6. [1]
The x-coordi nate of D is h.
(ii) Express the grad ients of AD and CD i n terms of h. [3]
(iii) Calculate the x-coordinates of D and B. [4]
(iv) Calculate the area of the rectangle ABCD. [3]
18.M’10(4)

In the diagram, A is the point (−1, 3) and B is the point (3, 1). The line L1 passes through A and is
parallel to OB. The line L2 passes through B and is perpendicular to AB. The lines L1 and L2 meet at
C. Find the coordinates of C. [6]

19.M’11(7)
The line 𝐿1 passes through the points A(2, 5) and B(10, 9). The line 𝐿2 is parallel to 𝐿1 and passes
through the origin. The point C lies on 𝐿2 such that AC is perpendicular to 𝐿2 . Find
(i) the coordinates of C, [5]
(ii) the distance AC. [2]

20.N’11(9)

The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD in which the point A is (−1, −1), the point B is (3, 6) and
the point C is (9, 4). The diagonals AC and BD intersect at M. Angle BMA = 90° and BM = MD.
Calculate
(i) the coordinates of M and D, [7]
(ii) the ratio AM : M C. [2]
21.M’12(4)
The point A has coordinates (−1, −5) and the point B has coordinates (7, 1). The perpendicular
bisector of AB meets the x-axis at C and the y-axis at D. Calculate the length of CD. [6]

22.N’12(5)

The diagram shows a triangle ABC in which A has coordinates (1, 3), B has coordinates (5, 11) and
angle ABC is 90°. The point X (4, 4) lies on AC. Find
(i) the equation of BC, [3]
(ii) the coordinates of C. [3]

23.M’13(7)
The point R is the reflection of the point (−1, 3) in the line 3y + 2x = 33. Find by calculation the

coordinates of R. [7]

24.N’13(5)

The diagram shows a rectangle ABCD in which point A is (0, 8) and point B is (4, 0). The diagonal
AC has equation 8y + x = 64. Find, by calculation, the coordinates of C and D. [7]
25.M’14(1)
Find the coordinates of the point at which the perpendicular bisector of the line joining (2, 7) to
(10, 3) meets the x-axis. [5]

26.N’14(9)

The diagram shows a trapezium ABCD in which AB is parallel to DC and angle BAD is 90°. The
coordinates of A, B and C are (2, 6), (5, −3) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (8, 3) respectively.
(i) Find the equation of AD. [3]
(ii) Find, by calculation, the coordinates of D. [3]
The point E is such that ABCE is a parallelogram.
(iii) Find the length of BE. [2]

27.M’15(7)
The point C lies on the perpendicular bisector of the line joining the points 𝐴(4, 6) and 𝐵(10, 2).
C also lies on the line parallel to AB through (3, 11).
(i) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB. [4]
(ii) Calculate the coordinates of C. [3]

28.N’15(6)
Points A, B and C have coordinates 𝐴(−3, 7), 𝐵(5, 1) and 𝐶(−1, 𝑘), where k is a constant.
(i) Given that AB = BC, calculate the possible values of k. [3]
The perpendicular bisector of AB intersects the x-axis at D.
(ii) Calculate the coordinates of D. [5]
29.M’16(8)
Three points have coordinates 𝐴(0, 7), 𝐵(8, 3) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶(3𝑘, 𝑘). Find the value of the constant k for
which
(i) C lies on the line that passes through A and B, [4]
(ii) C lies on the perpendicular bisector of AB. [4]

30.N’16(5)
𝑥 𝑦
The line 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 1, where a and b are positive constants, intersects the x- and y-axes at the points A
and B respectively. The mid-point of AB lies on the line 2x + y = 10 and the distance AB = 10. Find
the values of a and b. [6]