Mat 102 Tutorial Set
Mat 102 Tutorial Set
Mat 102 Tutorial Set
Question 1
The point A has coordinates (1, 1) and B has (5, k). The line AB has equation 3x + 4y = 7.
1. Solve for the value of k.
Question 2
Find all the values of r such that the slope of the line through the points (r, 4) and (1, 3 − 2r) is less
than 5.
Question 4
The equation of two sides of a parallelogram are y − x = 2 and 2x + y = 4. Find the equations of the
other sides if they intersect at the point (0, −4).
Question 5
Find the equation of the line with x-intercept −8 and y-intercept 7.
Question 6
Find the equation of the line parallel to the x-axis which passes through the point where the lines
4x + 3y − 6 = 0 and x − 2y − 7 = 0 meet.
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Question 7
Find the equation of the line passes through the point (2, 3) and the point of intersection of the lines
3x + 2y = 2 and 4x + 3y = 7.
Question 8
If A(−2, 1), B(2, 3) and C(−2, −4) are three points;
1. Find the angles between the straight lines AB and BC.
2. Determine whether A, B, and C are collinear.
Question 9
Find the acute angle θ between the lines y = 3x + 6 and y = 7x + 52.
Question 10
Solve the following:
1. Find the distance of P (3, 2) from the line with equation 12x + 5y − 11 = 0.
2. Find the midpoint of the line segment joining A(−3, 4) and B(5, −2).
3. Find the gradient of the line passing through points A(2, 3) and B(−1, 5).
4. d. Find the equation of the line passing through point A(1, 2) with gradient m = −3.
5. Find the angle between the lines 2x + y = 4 and 3x − y = 2.
Question 11
Solve the following:
1. Given the line segment joining points A(−2, 1) and B(4, 5), find the point which divides it internally
in the ratio 3 : 2.
2. b. Find the distance of the point P (−1, 3) from the line 2x − 3y = 6.
3. Find the equation of the bisector of the angle between the lines 3x + 4y − 5 = 0 and 2x − y + 4 = 0.
Question 12
1. The distance of the point P (2, 3) from the x-axis is?
2. The distance of the point P (−6, 8) from the origin is?
3. AOBC is a rectangle whose three vertices are vertices A(0, 3), O(0, 0), and B(5, 0). The length of
its diagonal is?
4. A line intersects the y-axis and x-axis at the points P and Q, respectively. If (2, −5) is the mid-point
of P Q, then what are the coordinates of P and Q?