Grade 9 Assignment (2015 TEST) Lines

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Formulae:
rise 𝑦2 −𝑦1
𝑚= = 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐 (𝑦 − 𝑦1 ) = 𝑚(𝑥 − 𝑥1 )
run 𝑥2 −𝑥1

𝑥1 +𝑥2 𝑦1 +𝑦2
Perpendicular lines: 𝑚2 × 𝑚1 = −1. Midpoint = ( , )
2 2

Distance 𝑑 = √(𝑥2 − 𝑥1 )2 + (𝑦2 − 𝑦1 )2

 1. Find the gradients of the following lines

a. b.

C C
The line with equation 𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 5 The line with equation 6𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 18
c. d.

C B

2. Find the coordinates of the midpoints of the following line segments.

The line segment with endpoints

(−5, 4) and (−11, −7).
b.

a.

C C
 3. Write down the y-intercepts of the lines below.

a. b.

C C
The line with equation The line with equation
𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 11 24 = 4𝑥 − 3𝑦
c. d.

C
 4. In each of the following find the distance between the points 𝐴 and 𝐵 to 1 d.p. accuracy.

𝐴(−7,5) and 𝐵(−2, −7)

b.

a.

C C

5. Write down the equation of the lines sketched

The line below with gradient −2. The line with gradient 11 and 𝑦-intercept
(0, −3)

b.

C
The line with gradient 3 through the point
(2,4).

c.
a.

C B
6. Sketch the line below using the gradient-intercept method

𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 3

B
7. Sketch the two lines
𝒚=𝟑
and
𝒙 = −𝟔
On the axis provided below.

C
8. Sketch the line below by calculating the 𝒙 and 𝒚 intercepts.

3𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 6

9. Find the equation of the line through the points (−1,3) and (3,1).

B
10. A swimming pool has 600 litres of water in it at the start of the day. A person is using the pool
water to water the garden. Each time they fill their bucket from the pool they take 8 litres of
water.

a. Write a linear rule (equation) that connects 𝑽, the volume of water in the pool , with b the
number of filled buckets removed.

b. Use this equation to predict the volume of water in the pool after 30 filled buckets have
been removed.
B
11. Find the lengths of the sides of the ∆𝑿𝒀𝒁 sketched below with
𝑿(−𝟏, 𝟐), 𝒀(𝟖, −𝟔), 𝒁(𝟏𝟏, 𝟏)
and hence show that ∆𝑿𝒀𝒁 is isosceles.

A
 12. For ∆𝑨𝑩𝑪 sketched below with 𝑨(𝟎, 𝟐), 𝑩(𝟒, 𝟗), 𝑪(𝟖, 𝟏)

find 𝑴 the midpoint of 𝐵𝐶

and use gradients to show that the line segment 𝑨𝑴 is perpendicular to 𝑩𝑪.

End of Test.