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Chapter 7 Test

1. The document contains 13 multi-part questions testing concepts related to lines, gradients, and shapes on the coordinate plane. 2. Questions involve finding midpoints, gradients, lengths of lines, equations of lines, perpendicular lines, concurrent lines, and properties of triangles and quadrilaterals. 3. Students are asked to determine if points are collinear, find intercepts and areas of shapes, and use distance and area formulas involving gradients.

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Chapter 7 Test

1. The document contains 13 multi-part questions testing concepts related to lines, gradients, and shapes on the coordinate plane. 2. Questions involve finding midpoints, gradients, lengths of lines, equations of lines, perpendicular lines, concurrent lines, and properties of triangles and quadrilaterals. 3. Students are asked to determine if points are collinear, find intercepts and areas of shapes, and use distance and area formulas involving gradients.

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Chapter 7 The coordinate plane test questions

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1 Let X = (1, 7) and Y = (9, 3). Use the standard formula to find:
a the midpoint of XY, b the gradient of XY, c the length of XY
2 A triangle has vertices A(2, 3), B(-2, 0) and C(6, 6)
a Find the lengths of all three sides of ∆ ABC .
b What sort of triangle is ∆ ABC ?
3 A quadrilateral has vertices A(-1, 6), B(1, 10), C(5, 2), D(-5, -6).
a Find the midpoints of P of AB, Q of BC, R of CD and S of DA.
b Find the gradients of PQ, QR, RS and SP.
c What sort of quadrilateral is PQRS?
4 A circle has diameter AB, Where A = (3, -7) and B = (-3, 5).
a Find the centre C and radius r of the circle.
b Use the distance formula to test whether P(7, -3) lies on the circle.
5 a Find the gradients of the sides of ∆ LMN , given L(5, 4), M(10, -6), N(1, 2).
b Explain why ∆ LMN is a right-angled triangle.
6 a Find the gradient of the interval AB, where A = (2, 2) and B = (4, 0)
b Find a if AP ⊥ AB and P = (a, 7).
c Find the point Q(b, c) if B is the midpoint of AQ.
d Find d if the interval AD has length 5, where D = (5, d)
7 Find, in general form, the equation of the line:
a with gradient -3 and y-intercept 3,
2
b with gradient through the point (1, -3),
5
c through the origin and perpendicular to y=3 x + 4,
d through B(-2, 4) an parallel to y=12−5 x,
e with y-intercept 3 and angle of inclination 60o

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8 Put the equation of each line into gradient-intercept form, and hence find its y-
intercept b, its gradient m and its angle of inclination α (correct to the nearest minute
when necessary).
a 2 x+7 y−3=0
b −5 x−3 y +9=0
9 Find the gradient of each line AB, then find its equation in general form.
a A(1 , 3) and B(2, 11)
b A(-1, -7) and B(1, -12)
10 a Are the points L(5, 6), M(11, 4) and N(23, -1) collinear?
b Are the lines 4 x−3 y +21=0 , 5 x−6 y +4=0 ,−9 x +8 y−31=0 concurrent?
11 a Determine whether the lines 3 x−6 y +12=0 ,17 x−8 y + 4=0 ,−2 x− y −1=0
enclose a right-angled
b Determine what sort of figure of the lines 12 x+6 y−4=0 , 8 x−16 y +7=0,
x−2 y−6=0 and −6 x−3 y +15=0 enclose.
12 a Find the points where 7 x +4 y−27=0 meet the x -axis and y -axis.
b Hence find the area of the triangle formed by the line, the x -axis and the y -axis.
13 A sketch is essential in this question.
a Find the gradient, length and midpoint M of the interval joining A(8, 4) and B(0, 10).
b Show that the perpendicular bisector of the interval AB has equation:
4 x−3 y +5=0
c Find the point C where the perpendicular bisector meets the line x− y +2=0
d Use the distance formula to show that C is equidistant from A and B
e Show that CM = 5 and hence find the area of ∆ ABC
1
f Let θ=∠ ACB . Use the area formula area = AC × BC ×sin θ to find θ , correct to the
2
nearest minute.

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Chapter 7 The coordinate plane test answers

1 a M(5, 5)
−1
b
2
c 4 √5
2 a AB=AC=5, BC=10
b isosceles triangle
3 a P(0, 8), Q(3, 6) R(0, -2) S(-3, 0)
2 8 2
b gradient of PQ¿− , gradient of QR¿ , gradient of RS ¿− , gradient of
3 3 3
8
SP¿
3
c Parallelogram
4 a (0, -1), radius = 3 √ 5
b it does not
1 8
5 a gradient of LM¿−2 , gradient of LN¿ , gradient of MN¿−
2 9
b Triangle is right-angled since lines LM and LN are perpendicular to one
another.
6 a mAB = -1
b a=7
c b = 6, c = -2
d d=2
7 a 3 x+ y−3=0
b 2 x−5 y−17=0
−1
c y= x
3
d 5 x+ y+ 6=0
e √ 3 x− y +3=0
−2 3 3 −2
8 a y= x+ , y-intercept = , gradient = , α =164 ° 3 '
7 7 7 7

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−5 −5
b y= x +3 , y-intercept = 3, gradient = , α =120 ° 58'
3 3

9 a gradient = 8 , 8 x− y −5=0
−5
b gradient = , 5 x+ 2 y +19=0
2
10 a No
b No
11 a Yes
b Rectangle
27 27
12 a x-intercept = , y-intercept
4 7
729
b cm2
56
13

3
a gradient ¿− , length = 10, Midpoint (4, 7)
4
c C(1, 3)

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e 25 u2
f θ=90 ° ,25 u2

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