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

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]

2 The diagram shows a point P, a shape S and lines A and B on a 1 cm2 grid.
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y
9
P
8

6
A
S
5

1
B

–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x

(a) Line A is parallel to line B.

Explain what parallel means.

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

(b) Write down the coordinates of point P.

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

(c) (i) Write down the mathematical name for shape S.

................................................... [1]
(ii) Work out the area of shape S.

................................................... cm2 [1]

(d) (i) Find the gradient of line A.

................................................... [1]
(ii) Write down the equation of line A.

................................................... [2]
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[Total: 7]

3 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]

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[Total: 10]

4 The table shows some values of .

x −3 −2.5 −2 −1.5 −1 0 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

y −19 −9.1 0.1 1 −1 −3 −2.1 1 7.1

(a) Complete the table of values. [2]

(b) Draw the graph of for .

[4]
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(c) A straight line through (0, –17) is a tangent to the graph of .

(i) On the grid, draw this tangent. [1]

(ii) Find the co-ordinates of the point where the tangent meets your graph.

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

(iii) Find the equation of the tangent.

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

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

(d) By drawing a suitable straight line on the grid, solve the equation .

x = .................... or x = .................... or x = .................... [4]

[Total: 15]

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

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(a) Calculate the length of line l.

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

(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]

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

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(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]

(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]

7 The coordinates of P are (−3, 8) and the coordinates of Q are (9, −2).
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(a) Calculate the length PQ.

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

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

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

(c) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ.

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

[Total: 10]

8 (a) Find the column vector .

= [1]

(b) Find .

= ...................................................
[2]
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(c) B is the mid-point of the line AC.

Find the co-ordinates of C.

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

(d) Find the equation of the straight line that passes through A and B.

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

(e) The straight line that passes through A and B cuts the y-axis at D.

Write down the co-ordinates of D.

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

[Total: 9]

9 The grid shows a line L.

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y
6

5
L 4

–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

–6

(a) Find the equation of line L.

Give your answer in the form .

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

(b) (i) Complete the table of values for .

x −5 −3 0

y −5 5

[1]
(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of . [1]

(c) Write down the coordinates of the point which lies on both line L and the graph of .

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

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(d) Write down the equation of the line that is parallel to and passes through the point (0, 18).

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

[Total: 6]

10 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]

11 Write down the co-ordinates of the point where the line crosses the y-axis.

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

[Total: 1]

12 The points (9, a) and (b, 3) lie on the line .

Work out the value of

(a) a,

a = ................................................... [2]
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(b) b.

b = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]

13 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]

14 Write down the equation of the straight line that

• passes through the origin

and
• is parallel to .

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

[Total: 1]

15 Write down the equation of a line parallel to .

y = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]
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16 (a) Complete this table of values for y = 2x.

x 0 1 2 3

y 0.125 0.5 2 4 8

[2]

16 (b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = 2x for −3 ≤ x ≤ 3.

y
8

x
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
–1
[4]

(c) Use your graph to solve 2x = 5.

Answer(c) x = ................................................... [1]

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(d) Find the equation of the line joining the points (1, 2) and (3, 8).

Answer(d) ................................................... [3]

(e) By drawing a suitable line on your graph, solve .

Answer(e) x = .............................. or x = .............................. [2]

[Total: 12]

17 The diagram shows a straight line L.

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(a) Find the equation of line L.

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

(b) Find the equation of the line perpendicular to line L that passes through (9, 3).

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

[Total: 6]

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Line L is drawn on the grid.

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(a) Find the equation of line L in the form y = mx + c.

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

(b) Line P is parallel to line L and passes through the point (0, −1).

On the grid above, draw line P for . [2]

[Total: 5]

19 (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]

20 Find the equation of the straight line that is perpendicular to the line and passes through the
point (1, 3).

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

[Total: 3]