1 Name:

Section:

Coordinate Geometry Worksheet

(a) Write down the co-ordinates of point A.

( .................... , .................... ) [1]

(b) On the grid, plot point B (1, –3). [1]

[Total: 2]
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2 The grid shows a point A.

y
4

2
A
1

–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 x
–1

–2

–3

–4

(a) Write down the coordinates of point A.

( .................... , .................... ) [1]

(b) On the grid, plot the point B at (−1, 3). [1]

(c) C is a point on the grid whose coordinates are whole numbers.

On the grid, mark a point C so that triangle ABC is isosceles. [1]

[Total: 3]

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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]

(ii) Calculate the length of AC.

................................................... [3]

(iii) Find the co-ordinates of the mid-point of BC.

( .................... , .................... ) [2]

[Total: 14]

4 The diagram shows a line L and two points, A and B, on a grid.

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y
6
L
5
A
4

1
B
0 x
–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
–1

–2

(a) Write down the coordinates of point A.

( .............................. , .............................. ) [1]

(b) (i) Find the gradient of line L.

................................................... [1]

(ii) Write down the equation of line L in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [2]

(c) (i) Draw a line that is perpendicular to line L and passes through the point A. [1]

(ii) This line crosses the x-axis at point C.

Mark point C on the grid and write down the coordinates of point C.

( .............................. , .............................. ) [1]

[Total: 6]
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5
y
5
4
l
3
2
1

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
–1
–2
–3

(a) Find the gradient of line l.

................................................... [2]

(b) Find the equation of line l in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [2]

(c) Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to line l and passes through the point (12, −7).
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 7]

6 The point P has co-ordinates (10, 12) and the point Q has co-ordinates (2, −4).

Find
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(a) the co-ordinates of the mid-point of the line PQ,

( .............................. , .............................. ) [2]

(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]

7 A is the point (7, 2) and B is the point (−5, 8).

(a) Calculate the length of AB.

................................................... [3]

(b) Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to AB and that passes through the point (−1, 3).
Give your answer in the form .

y = ................................................... [4]
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(c) AB is one side of the parallelogram ABCD and

• where and

• the gradient of BC is 1

• .

Find the coordinates of D.

( .................... , .................... ) [4]

[Total: 11]
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8 A is the point (4, 1) and B is the point (10, 15).

Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line AB.

................................................... [6]

[Total: 6]

9 A line, l, joins point F (3, 2) and point G (−5, 4).

(a) Calculate the length of line l.

................................................... [3]
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(b) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of line l in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [5]

(c) A point H lies on the y-axis such that the distance GH = 13 units.

Find the coordinates of the two possible positions of H.

( .................... , .................... ) and ( .................... , .................... ) [4]

[Total: 12]

10 A is the point (5, 7) and B is the point (9, −1).

Find the length AB.

................................................... [3]
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[Total: 3]

11 A is the point (5, −5) and B is the point (9, 3).

Find the length of AB.

........................................ [3]

[Total: 3]

12 The coordinates of P are (−3, 8) and the coordinates of Q are (9, −2).

(a) Calculate the length PQ.

................................................... [3]

(b) Find the equation of the line parallel to PQ that passes through the point (6, −1).

................................................... [3]
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(c) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ.

................................................... [4]

[Total: 10]

13
y
6
A
5
4
3
2
1

–8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 x
–1
–2
–3
B
–4
–5
–6
–7
–8

A is the point (−6, 5) and B is the point (−2, −3).

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(a) Find the equation of the straight line, l, that passes through point A and point B.
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [2]

(b) Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to l and passes through the origin.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

14 A is the point (5, 7) and B is the point (9, −1).

Find the equation of the line AB.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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15 Find the equation of the straight line that

• is parallel to the line y = 3x + 5

and
• passes through the point (1, 7).

Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

16 Write down the equation of the straight line that

• passes through the origin

and
• is parallel to .

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]

17 Find the equation of the line which is

• parallel to the line y = 3x − 5

and
• passes through the point (0, 17).

........................................ [1]

[Total: 1]
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18 Find the gradient of the line that is perpendicular to the line .

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

19 A is the point (2, 3) and B is the point (7, −5).

Find the equation of the line through A that is perpendicular to AB.

Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [4]

[Total: 4]
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The diagram shows the points C(–1, 2) and D(9, 7).

Find the equation of the line perpendicular to CD that passes through the point (1, 3).
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [4]

[Total: 4]