Chapter 5 Coordinate Geometry
Chapter 5 Coordinate Geometry
Class: __________
(Sec 3 Express)
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5 Revision Exercise 25
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AB x2 x1 2 y2 y1 2
1. In each of the following, find the length of the line segment with the given end points.
(a) (3, 5) , ( 3, 3) (b) (3, 8) , (2, 5)
3. Given the distance between the points A(4, a) and B(a, 11) is 5 units, find the possible
values of a.
5. The vertices of triangle ABC are A(1, 1) , B (7, 3) and C (3, 7) . Show that
triangle ABC is isosceles.
8. The points A, B and C are vertices of a triangle. The point A is on the y-axis and the
equation of the line AB is 3 y 4 x 6 .
(a) Find the coordinates of point A.
(b) Given that the coordinates of point C is (x, 1) and the length of the line AC is
10 units, find the value(s) of x. Hence state the possible coordinates of point
C.
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B
increase
Vertical
Given the line AB, its gradient is given by
y2 y1
m , where x1 x 2 .
x2 x1
y y y y
gradient is gradient is gradient is
gradient is negative zero undefined
positive
x O x O x O x
O
(b) R 0, 3 and S 4, 2 .
(b) x 3 .
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2. The gradient of the line joining the points (8, 2k ) and (k , 1) is . Find the value
6
of k.
5. Given that a parallelogram ABCD have vertices A(8, 5), B(3, 10), C(2, 3) and D(p, q).
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Find the values of p and q and hence, or otherwise, prove that ABCD is a rhombus.
O
x
B(1,1)
A(1, 3)
In the diagram above, a triangle ABC has vertices A(1, 3) , B ( 1, 1) and
C (7, k ) . The gradient of AB is 2n and the length of AC is 72 units. Find
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y mx c
(b) R 0, 3 and S 4, 2 .
1. For each of the following, write down the equation of the line given its gradient m and
y-intercept c.
(a) m 5, c 7 4
(b) m ,c0
5
1 3 2
(c) m ,c (d) m 3, c
2 5 3
1 (d) m 3, 4, 2
(c) m , 3, 2
5
3. For each of the following, write down the equation of the line that passes through the
two given points.
(a) 1, 5 , 2, 10 (b) 10, 3 , 2, 1
y x 3
(b) 0
6 3 4
2
(c) 2x y 5 0
3
(d) 2x y 5 0
(e) x 2 y 10 0
(f) 4 y 3 x 12 0
x 2y
7. The line 10 crosses the y-axis and the x-axis at point A and point B
2 5
respectively. Find the
(a) coordinates of A and B,
(b) the gradient of the line,
(c) the y-intercept of the line.
10. The equation of line L1 is 6 x 2 y 7 . Line L2 passes through the point (1, 3) and
has the same gradient as line L1. Find the equation of line L2.
12. The points A, B and C are the vertices of a triangle. The point A is at the origin and the
3
gradient of line AB is .
2
(a) Find the equation of the line AB.
(b) Given that the equation of the line BC is 15x + 2y = 36, find the coordinates of B.
y
14. The points P(2, 6), Q(2, 9) and 9 Q
R(14, 1) are vertices of a triangle.
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Find
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(a) the gradient of PR, 6
P
(b) the coordinates of S such that 5
PQRS is a parallelogram, 4
3
(c) the length of PR,
2
R
(d) the value of cos QPR , 1
x
(e) the area of PQR, O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
(f) the perpendicular distance
from Q to the RP produced.
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Coordinate geometry may be used to solve some geometric problems in our daily life or
prove some geometric properties.
Time (t s) 0 2 4 6 8
Distance (y m) 30 24 18 12 6
(a) Draw the graph of y against t. Describe the relationship between t and y.
(b) Express the equation connecting t and y in the form y mx c , where m and c are
constants.
(c) Find the time when the boy reaches the bus stop.
(d) Interpret the meanings of m and c in the relationship.
1 1
1. Three points A 6, 3 , B 4, 2 and C 2, 2 are given.
2 2
(a) Show that A, B and C lie on a straight line.
(b) Find the ratio AB : AC .
(c)
X 1, 0 , Y 2, 27 and Z 5, 0
(b) P 1, 8 , Q 2, 3 , R 5, 2 and S 2, 9
(c) T 3, 1 , U 1, 5 , V 7, 1 and W 3, 5
5. (Page 167, Qn 8)
In the diagram, the coordinates of A, B,
C and D are A 7, 5 , B 4, 0 ,
C 5, 4 , and D 5, 3 . The lines AC
and BD intersect at E.
(a) Find the equation of AC and BD.
(b) Find the coordinates of E.
(c) Show that ADE and CBE
are congruent.
(ii) L2 , of OB.
Number of
20 40 60 80 100
persons (x)
Total Cost ($y)
y
2. The figure shows a quadrilateral ABCD in which the
coordinates of A and D are (0, 2) and ( 4, 5) A(0, 2)
respectively. B lies on the x-axis and the line BC is
parallel to the y-axis.
B
(a) Find the equation of the line AD.
x
(b) Given that the line CD is parallel to the line O
2 y x 11 , find the equation of CD.
C
(c) Given that OA = OB, write down the coordinates
of B.
(d) Point P lies on the line CD produced and is
D(4, 5)
equidistant from the x- and y-axes. Find the
coordinates of P.
B(2, 3)
F
x
C(k, 5)
G
ABC is a triangle with vertices A(6, 9), B(2, 3) and C(k, 5).
(a) Given that AB = BC, find
(i) the value of k,
(ii) show that angle ABC is a right angle.
(b) The point E 2, 6 is the mid-point of AB and the line through E parallel to AC
meets BC at F 5, 2 . The point G lies on EF produced and is such that the area
of triangle AEF is one-third the area of triangle AEG. Find the coordinates of G.
5.
y
E
D(3, 3)
O x
The points A, B, C, D and E shown in the diagram above are such that ABC and ADE
are straight lines with AE : AD = 3 : 2.
(a) Find the equation of AD.
(b) Calculate the length of AD.
(c) Calculate the area of triangle ABD.
(d) Find the perpendicular distance of B from AD.
(e) Find the coordinates of E.
(f) Explain why triangle ABD and ACE are similar.
The graph above shows the charges by telephone company X for telephone calls made
up to 60 minutes.
(a) State the y-intercept of the graph and interpret its meaning.
(b) (i) State the gradients of AB and BC.
(ii) Interpret the meaning of the two gradients in the context of the question.
(c) Another company B charges a flat rate of 20 cents per minute but does not impose
a fixed charge. On the same grid above, draw a line to represent the charges by
company B.
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