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1 A straight line joins the points A (−2, -3) and C (1, 9).
(a) Find the equation of the line AC in the form y = mx + c.
y = ................................................... [3]
(b) Calculate the acute angle between AC and the x-axis.
................................................... [2]
(c) ABCD is a kite, where AC is the longer diagonal of the kite.
B is the point (3.5, 2).
(i) Find the equation of the line BD in the form y = mx + c.
y = ................................................... [3]
(ii) The diagonals AC and BD intersect at (−0.5, 3).
Work out the co-ordinates of D.
( .............................. , .............................. ) [2]
[Total: 10]
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(a) Write down the co-ordinates of A.
( .................... , .................... ) [1]
(b) Find the equation of line l in the form y = mx + c.
y = ................................................... [3]
(c) Write down the equation of the line parallel to line l that passes through the point B.
................................................... [2]
(d) C is the point (8, 14).
(i) Write down the equation of the line perpendicular to line l that passes through the point C.
................................................... [3]
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(ii) Calculate the length of AC.
................................................... [3]
(iii) Find the co-ordinates of the mid-point of BC.
( .................... , .................... ) [2]
[Total: 14]
3 Point A has co-ordinates (1, 0) and point B has co-ordinates (2, 5).
Calculate the angle between the line AB and the x-axis.
................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
4 The point P has co-ordinates (10, 12) and the point Q has co-ordinates (2, −4).
Find
(a) the co-ordinates of the mid-point of the line PQ,
( .............................. , .............................. ) [2]
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(b) the gradient of the line PQ,
................................................... [2]
(c) the equation of a line perpendicular to PQ that passes through the point (2, 3).
................................................... [3]
[Total: 7]
5 A rhombus ABCD has a diagonal AC where A is the point (−3, 10) and C is the point (4, −4).
(a) Calculate the length AC.
................................................... [3]
(b) Show that the equation of the line AC is .
[2]
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(c) Find the equation of the line BD.
................................................... [4]
[Total: 9]
6 A is the point (7, 12) and B is the point (2, −1).
Find the length of AB.
................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
7 Line L passes through the points (0, −3) and (6, 9).
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(a) Find the equation of line L.
................................................... [3]
(b) Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to line L and passes through the point (0, 2).
................................................... [2]
[Total: 5]
8 (a) Complete this table of values for y = 2x.
x 0 1 2 3
y 0.125 0.5 2 4 8
[2]
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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = 2x for −3 ≤ x ≤ 3.
y
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x
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
–1
[4]
(c) Use your graph to solve 2x = 5.
Answer(c) x = ................................................... [1]
(d) Find the equation of the line joining the points (1, 2) and (3, 8).
Answer(d) ................................................... [3]
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(e) By drawing a suitable line on your graph, solve .
Answer(e) x = .............................. or x = .............................. [2]
[Total: 12]
9 Write down the equation of the straight line that
• passes through the origin
and
• is parallel to .
................................................... [1]
[Total: 1]
