Practice

Coordinate Geometry
1. (a) Find the equation of a line, l, which makes an intercept of 3a on the x-axis and 5a on
the y-axis.
(b) The line, l, passes through the point (a2, 1). Find the numerical values of a.
2. Given that P(0.8, 2) and Q(1.5, 5), evaluate
(a) the length of PQ,
(b) the gradient of PQ,
(c) the equation of PQ, and
(d) the x-intercept and y-intercept of PQ.
3. Write down
(a) the gradient,
(b) x-intercept, and
(c) y-intercept
of

3x 2 y 1

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5
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4. (a) If ax + by + c = 0 represents the same line as 2y = 3x 6, determine the values of a, b

and c.
(b) What is the gradient of this line?
(c) What are its x-intercept and y-intercept?
5. Given that A(3, 34), B(0, 7), C(4, 29), D(5, 40) and E(10, 83), are all these points
collinear?
6. Show that the following points form a parallelogram: A(6, 0), B(14, 6), C(16, 10),
and D(8, 4).
7. Given that A(3, 7), B(10, 13), C(15, 6) and D(4, 3). Find the coordinates of the point of
intersection of AC and BD.
8. Find the equation of a straight line that passes through (4, 3) and has the same gradient
as a straight line which intersects 3 and 2 on the x-axis and the y-axis respectively.

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9. (a) Find the equation of a straight line which has the same gradient as the line
11x 13y = 37 and passes through the point (8, 4).
(b) What is the distance between the points of intersection of the two lines with the
y-axis?
10. Given that A(10, 8) and B(12, 20),
(a) find the gradient of AB,
(b) let P be (x, y) and also given that PA = PB, find an equation connecting x and y.
(c) find the gradient of the line that you obtain in part (b).
End of Practice

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