fo 1) te Qa Pane \ ~~ 1998 2 (@) The point (3, 4) is on the line whose equation is Sx + y+ k= 0. Find the value of k. ) a2, 1),( 2,3), eC 1) and d(4, ~6) are points. (@ Show that ab is parallel to cd. (ii) Investigate if abcd is a parallelogram. Give a reason for your answer. (c) The equation of the line L is x-2y+10=0. L contains the point (2. 6) (@ Find the equation of the line Nwhich passes through ¢ and which is perpendicular to Z. (ii) The line N cuts the x-axis at r and it cuts the y-axis at s. Calculate the ratio ae rl Give your answer in the form 2, where p and q are whole aumbers. “1999 2 (a) The point (k, 1) lies on the line 4x-3y-+15=0. Find the value of k. (>) (4, 3). g(—1. 0) and r(10. 3) are three points. (Find the slope of pq. ii) Find the equation of the line through r which is parallel to pa. (iii) Find the equation of the line which is perpendicular to pq and which contains the origin. (c) a(0, 5), b(x, 10) and ¢(2x, x) are three points. Find |ab| in terms of x. If |ab| = |be|, calculate the two possible values of x.: ia 2000 2 (a) Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the line segment which joins the points (2,-3) and (-8, - 6). (b) a 2,-1), 0, 0) and c(— 5, 2) are three points. (Show that |ad| = JLo. (i) Find |bel. (iii) Hence, find the ratio abl: |be!. Give your answer in the form m:n where m andn are whole numbers. (©) @ The line Z has equation 3x — 4y + 20=0. Kis the line through p(0, 5) which is perpendicular to L. Find the equation of K. (i) L cuts the x-axis at the point r. ‘outs the x-axis at the point 7: Calculate the area of the triangle pir. Give your answer as a fiaction. SOLUTION m2 4) 2 @ Find the co-ordinates of the point of intersection of the line and the line 4x +y=5 and 3x—2y =12. (b) The line Z has equation 4x— $y =—40. (0. 8) and b(-10, 0) are two points. (i) Verify that a and b lie on L. (ii) Whatis the slope of L? (att) The line Kis perpendicular to Z and it contains b. Find the equation ot K. (iv) & intersects the y-axis at the pot c. Find the co-ordinates ofc.Ms 2003 ~~ 2 @) Find the distance between the two points (3, 2) and (8. 14). (W) a(-2, 2), BE, 6) aud c(0, —4) are luce points. pis the midpoint of [ab] and q is the midpoint of [ac]. (i) Find the co-ordinates ofp and the co-ordinates org. (ii) Plota, b,c, p and q on a co-ordinate diagram on graph paper. ‘Show the line segments [bc] and [pq] on your diagram. (1) Using slopes, or otherwise. prove that pq 1s parallel to bc. (©) Listhe line 3x +2y+12=0. Kis the line that passes through the point (7. 3) and is perpendicular to L. Find the equation of K and hence find the point of intersection of K and L.d= Yq -3) +—m) D(x, 95) The distance between a and b is written as |ab| — a5 91) REMEMBER THE DISTANCE FORMULA AS? d= ¥(Difference in x's)? + (Difference in y’'s)* |ao|= fa5—3)? + 0-47 = |ab|= V12? + 5° = V144+25 => ab] = V169 =13 @(3, 4) B(15, 9) Vbova HM MI The formula for the midpoint. c, of the line segment [ab] is: 0; om «lt, Y) Midpoint =/ =>, eG acy, ),) ReMENBEX LH muppotsr roRMULA As: Midpoint =| Add the xs, Adtieys| 2 7 (2.-3) 56.9) Z Lk Midpoint =| =. =) -(5 =.) uM" 2 V2 a2 (b) (iii) REMEMBER IT AS: : Difference in x's Parallel lines have the same slope. D(A, 6) (0, —4) bioue Sloncta ie ae Mo Ms 0-4 42 pil. 4) g(-1.-4) 4 5 LL LL | Stope ofpg: m=2I=4-=9 2 uy oy =1-1 2 As the slope of Jc aud py ae equal, lines py aud ad we parallel. The equation of a line is a formula satisfied by every point (x, v) on the line. Is A POINT ON A LINE? To show a pot is on a line, put the point into the equation. Parallel lines have the same slope. K\|L >m, =m, FINDING THE PERPENDICULAR SLOPE: Invert the slope and change its sign. 1 To find the x-intercept: Put, 10 tind the y-intercept: PutGENERAL FORM OF 4 STRAIGHT LINE Every straight line can be written in the form: ax ‘You can read off the slope of a straight line from +byt+e=0. its equation. 2 ) Intersectinc Lies To find out where two lines intersect, solve their equations simultaneously. r-2 2= x-2y+2 =0 -(2)(*2) 6x+2y-16 =0 7x -14=05 7x=14>x=2 Substitute this value of x into Eqn. (1). (2)-2y+2=0>4=2y <.Y=2=> p(2, 2) is the point of intersection.