FHMM1034 Mathematics III

Tutorial 1 COORDINATE GEOMETRY

Refer to:
Stewart, J., Redin, L. & Watson, S. (2006). Precalculus: Mathematics for calculus (5th
ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning.

Part A (Distances, Midpoint and Point Dividing Straight Line).

Exercise 1.8 Questions: 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33 37, 39, 41, 45, 49.

Additional:

1. Find the coordinates of the point which divides AB in the ratio given in the
following cases:

(i) A(−5, − 8) and B (−1, 7) in the ratio 2 : 5 .

(ii) A(3, − 2) and B (−4, 2) in the ratio − 2 : 3 .

2. The points A(3, − 2) , B (6, 4) and C (−1, 2) form a triangle. The point P divides
AB internally according to the ratio 1 : 2 while the point Q divides BC internally
according to the ratio 3 : 2. The straight lines CP and AQ meets at the point T .
Determine the coordinates of the point T and find the distance BT .

Part B (Straight Line and Shortest Distance).

Exercise 1.10 Questions: 7, 9, 13, 18, 19, 23, 26, 31, 34, 45, 51, 55, 57, 63, 67, 69, 71.

Additional:

3. Find the perpendicular distance from the point P (1, 4) to the following lines.
(i) 3x + 4 y + 8 = 0

(ii) 5 x = 12 y + 9

4. Write down the distances from the point P ( X , Y ) to the straight lines
5 x − 12 y + 3 = 0 and 3 x + 4 y − 6 = 0 . By equating these distances, obtain the
equation of the line bisecting the angle between the two straight lines.

1
 FHMM1034 Mathematics III
Part C (Circle, Parabola, Ellipse and Hyperbola).

Exercise 1.8 Questions: 81, 83, 85, 86, 91, 93, 97, 99,100, 101, 107.

Exercise 10.1 Questions: 1 – 6, 9, 15, 27, 31, 35, 41, 43, 49, 51.

Exercise 10.2 Questions: 1 – 4, 11, 17, 19, 23, 31, 37, 41, 47, 51.

Exercise 10.3 Questions: 1 – 4, 7, 13, 17, 21, 31, 37, 41, 45.

Part D (Shifted Conic).

Exercise 10.4 Questions: 1, 7, 11, 17, 19, 23, 27.

Part E (Parametric Equations).

Exercise 10.7 Questions: 3, 7, 9, 25, 27.

Part F (Loci and Interceptions).

5. A point P ( x, y ) moves such that its distance from the point A(−2, 0) is twice its
distance from the line x = 4 . Find the equation of the locus of P.

6. Find the coordinates of the points of intersection of the given lines and the given
curves with parametric equations in each of the following cases.

(i) y = x − 6, x = 2t 2 , y = 4t

(ii) x − 2 y = 1, x = t 2 − 2, y = 2t + 1

7. Without finding the coordinates of the points of intersection, P and Q, between the
following lines and curves, y = 3 x + 2; y 2 = 6 x + 8 find the coordinates of the mid-
point PQ .

8. If y = 2 x + c is a tangent to the circle x 2 + y 2 + 4 x − 10 y + 9 = 0 , find the possible

values of c.

9. Find the equation of the tangents that can be drawn from the origin to the circle
x 2 + y 2 − 6 x − 8 y + 20 = 0 .

2
 FHMM1034 Mathematics III
10. Show that the following lines are tangents to the given ellipse, and find their
points of contact.

(i) x + 2 y = 4; x2 + 4 y2 = 8

x2 y2
(ii) 2 x + y = 8; + =1
12 16

11. Prove that if the line lx + my + n = 0 touches the ellipse b 2 x 2 + a 2 y 2 = a 2 b 2 , then

a 2l 2 + b 2 m 2 = n 2 .

ANSWER for additional:

 27 26 
1. (i)  − , −  (ii) (17, − 10)
 7 7 
 9 14  7 2 221
2. P (4, 0), Q , , T  , , BT =
5 5  3 3 3
27
3. (i) (ii) 4
5
4. 14 x + 112 y = 93, 64 x − 8 y = 63
5. 3 x 2 − 36 x − y 2 + 60 = 0
6. (i) (2, − 4), (18, 12) (ii) (− 1, − 1), (23, 11)
 1 
7.  − ,1
 3 
8. − 1 or 19
9. 2 y = x, 2 y = 11x
10. (i) (2,1) (ii) (3, 2)