St Joseph’s Institution

Secondary Four Mathematics

TOPIC − Coordinate Geometry

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Prove that the circle x  y  10  x  y   25  0 touches the x and y axes

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Q1)
and find the points of contact.

Q2) The diagram shows  PQR with P(2,  1) and Q(  1, 1).

The gradients of PR and QR are 2n and n respectively (where n > 0).

 2 
(a) Show that R is the point  5  , 6n  3 .
 n 
(b) Find the value of n if
(i) PQ is perpendicular to PR,

(ii) R is equidistant from P and Q.

Q3) The equation of a circle, C is x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  17  0 .

(a) Find the coordinates of the centre of C and find the radius of
C.

(b) Prove that C touches the line y = 7.

(c) A line L : x + 7y + 13 = 0 intersects the circle C at the points P

and Q. Find the coordinates of P and Q and hence find the
distance of the line L from the centre of the circle C.

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Q4) In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus with A on the x-axis and B lies on the
line x  1 . The two diagonals AC and BD meet at E (5, 4). It is given that
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gradient of the diagonal BD is .
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y
C
D

E
B
x
O A
Find
(a) the equation of the diagonals BD and AC.

(b) the coordinates of the vertices A, B and D.

(c) the area of ABD.

It is given that P is a point on AC produced such that 5 AE = 2 AP .

(d) Find the coordinates of the point P.

Q5) y A(3, 7)

D(p, 4)
B(1, 3)

C x

The diagram shows a parallelogram ABCD in which A is (3, 7), B is (1, 3)

and D is (p, 4), where p is a constant. The perpendicular bisector of AB cuts
the x-axis at point C.
(i) Find the coordinates of C.
(ii) Find the value of p.
(iii) Calculate the area of the parallelogram ABCD.
(iv) Hence, or otherwise, find the shortest distance from C to AD.

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Q6) A circle with centre C passes through points A ( − 1, 7 ) and B ( 0 , 8) .

(i) Explain why the perpendicular bisector of AB will pass

through C.

(ii) Given further that the line y = 2 x − 2 passes through the

centre of the circle, show that the coordinates of C is ( 3 , 4 ) .

(iii) Hence find the equation of the circle.

Q7) The equation of a circle is given as x 2 + y 2 − 8 x − 2 y − 8 = 0 .

(i) Find the radius and the coordinates of the centre of the circle.

(ii) Given that AB is a diameter of the circle and the coordinates of A is

(0, −2), find the coordinates of B.

(iii) The circle is reflected in the line x = 3 . Find the equation that
represents the reflected circle.

Q8) In the diagram, ∆ABO is similar to ∆ACD with OB parallel to DC. Given
that the coordinates of O, B and C are (0, 0), (1, 2) and (7, 4) respectively,
CD is perpendicular to AD and the equation of AD is 2y + x = 0 , find

B (1, 2)
A

O x

2y + x = 0
D

(a) the coordinates of A,

(b) the coordinates of D.

E is a point on OB produced, such that the area of quadrilateral ADCE is 30

square units.
(c) Find the coordinates of E.

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y

C(2a + 2 , a – 2 )

D
x
O

A (2 , – 8) B (12 , –8)

The diagram, which is not drawn to scale, shows a quadrilateral ABCD in

which the A is (2, – 8), B is (12, – 8) and C is (2a + 2 , a – 2). D lies on the
negative x-axis such that AB = DA.
(i) Find the coordinates of D.
(ii) Given that C lies on the line 3y + 1 = x. Show that a = 7.
(iii) Find the equation of line CD.
A point E lies on line CD such that the area of triangle AEB is 50 units 2 .
(iv) Find the coordinates of E.

Q10) Given that a straight line has the equation y = x − 7 and a curve has the
equation x 2 + y 2 − 4 x − 6 y = 3 .

(i) Show that the line and the curve do not intersect.

(ii) Given that x 2 + y 2 − 4 x − 6 y = 3 is an equation of a circle. Write

down the coordinates of the centre of the circle and the length of
the radius.

(iii) Find the equation of a normal to the circle that is perpendicular

to
the line y = x − 7 .

(iv) Hence find the shortest distance from the circle to the line y = x − 7
.

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