New Mathematics Counts 3 Teacher’s Resources – Remediation Worksheet 1

Name: _______________________ Class: _________ Date: ________________

Chapter 4: Coordinate Geometry

Remediation Worksheet 1

Chapter 4.1 Gradient of a Straight Line

1. Find the gradient of the line segment joining each pair of points in the following
graphs.
(a) y
5

4 B(4,4)

1
A(1,1)

0 1 2 3 4 5 x

(b)
y

5 Q (5,4)

1 P (3,1)

0 1 2 3 4 5 x
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(c)
y

M (-1,3) 3

-2 -1 0 1 2 3 x

-1 N (2,-1)

-2

(d)

Y (2,2)
2

-2 -1 0 1 2 3 x

X (-2,-1) -1

-2
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2. Find the gradient of each of the following lines.

(a)
y

x
-2 -1 0 1

-1

(b) y

-2 -1 1 x
0

-1
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y
(c)
2

-2 -1 0 1 2 3 x

-1

-2

(d)
y

-2 -1 0 1 2 3 x

-1

-2
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3. For each of the following pair of points, find the gradient of the straight line
passing through them.
(a) O(0, 0) and A(2, 8) (b) B(2, 1) and C(5, 7)

(c) E(6, −1) and F(3, 5) (d) H(−1, 5) and K(4, 9)

(e) P(−8, 3) and Q(0, −4) (f) X(3, 0) and Y(9, −5)

4. (a) What is the gradient of a horizontal line?

(b) What is the gradient of a vertical line?
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Name: _______________________ Class: _________ Date: ________________

Chapter 4: Coordinate Geometry

Remediation Worksheet 2

Chapter 4.2.1 Linear Equations of the Form y = mx + c

Chapter 4.2.2 Equations of Horizontal and Vertical Lines

1. For each of the following straight lines, state its gradient and its y-intercept.
(a) y=x+1 (b) y = 2x + 3

(c) y = 3x – 9 (d) y = −10x + 8

(e) 2x + 5y = 8 (f) 4x + 7y = 14

(g) 3x – y = 6 (h) 5x – 8y = 2
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1
2. Write down the equation of the straight line given that its gradient is and its y-
5
intercept is –4.

3. Write down the equation of the straight line given that its gradient is –3 and it
passes through the point (0, 7).

4. A straight line passes through the points A(4, 0) and B(0, 18).
(a) Find the gradient of the line AB.
(b) Find the equation of the line AB.
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5. A straight line has equation 2x + 3y = 9.

(a) Find the gradient of the line.
(b) Find the equation of the line that has the same gradient as the given line
and passes through the point (1, 4).

6. The line y = 4x + 3 passes through the point (p, 2). Calculate the value of p.

7. The point (3, q) lies on the straight line y = −2x + 11. Calculate the value of q.
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8. The line y = 3x + 1 passes through the points A(0, a) and B(7, b). Find the value
of a and b.

9. State the equation of the x-axis.

10. State the equation of the y-axis.

11. (i) For each of the horizontal lines on the Cartesian plane, state its equation.
y
(a)
4

2
(b)

-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 x

-1

(c)
-2

-3
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(ii) For each of the vertical lines on the Cartesian plane, state its equation.
y

-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 x

-1

(d) -2 (e) (f)

-3
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Name: _______________________ Class: _________ Date: ________________

Chapter 4: Coordinate Geometry

Remediation Worksheet 3

Chapter 4.2.3 Finding the Equation of a Line Given its Gradient and a Point on the Line

1. Find the equation of each of the following straight lines, given

(a) gradient = 1 and passes through the point (3, 5),

(b) gradient = −3 and passes through the point (2, −1),

1
(c) gradient = and passes through the point (−7, 6),
2
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2 
(d) gradient = 0 and passes through the point  , 4 ,
3 

(e) gradient = undefined and passes through the point (8, 5),

(f) gradient = −4 and passes through the point (1, 9).

2. Given that the point (1, 4) lies on the line y = 4x + c, find c.

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3. Given that the line y = −x + c passes through the point (−3, 2), find c.

4. For each of the following, find the equation of a line with the same gradient as the
given line and passing through the given point. Give your answer in the form
y = mx + c wherever possible.
(a) y = 2x − 3; (0, 7)

(b) y = −3x + 5; (2, −8)

(c) x + 4y = 7; (5, 0)
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(d) y – 2 = 0; (4, −1)

(e) x – 7 = 0; (9, −2)

(f) 6y + 3x – 8 = 0; (1, 3)
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Name: _______________________ Class: _________ Date: ________________

Chapter 4: Coordinate Geometry

Remediation Worksheet 4

Chapter 4.2.4 Finding the Equation of a Line Given Two Points

1. Find the equation of the line which passes through each of the following pairs of
points.
(a) (0, 4) and (6, 0)

(b) (3, 5) and (2, 9)

(c) (5, 7) and (−1, 10)

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(d) (−6, 11) and (−8, −1)

(e) (6, 6) and (1, 2)

(f) (2, −1) and (9, 5)

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2. For each of the following graphs, find the equation of the straight line that passes
through the two points given.
(a)
y

4 B (3,4)

2
A (1,2)

0 1 2 3 4 5 x

(b)
y
P (1,5)
5

Q (5,0)
0 1 2 3 4 5 x
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(c)

4 M (2,4)

0 1 2 3 4 x

-1

-2 N (4,-2)

(d)

-1 0 1 2 3 4 x

-1 Y (2,-1)

-2

-3

-4
X(1,-4)

-5
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Name: _______________________ Class: _________ Date: ________________

Chapter 4: Coordinate Geometry

Remediation Worksheet 5

Chapter 4.3 Length of a Line Segment

1. Calculate the length of the line segment joining each of the following pair of points,
giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures if it is not exact.
(a) A(0, 3) and B(6, 4) (b) C(1, 5) and D(4, 8)

(c) E(−3, 4) and F(9, 1) (d) P(−3, −2) and Q(7, 3)

(e) G(2, −9) and H(5, 1) (f) I(−6, 0) and J(0, 15)
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2. The vertices of a triangle are A(0, 3), B(−9, 4) and C(5, 1).
(a) Calculate the length of
(i) AB, (ii) BC, (iii) CA.
(b) Calculate the perimeter of the triangle.

3. A triangle has vertices P(7, 0), Q(3, −1) and R(2, 6). Calculate the perimeter of the
triangle.
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4. Given the points R(10, 7) and S(4, 9),

(a) calculate the length of the line RS,
(b) find the gradient of the line RS,
(c) find the equation of the line RS.

5. The diagram shows the line joining the points A(1, 5) and B(4,1).
(a) Calculate the length of the line AB. Show your working.
(b) Find the gradient of the line AB. y
(c) Find the equation of the line AB. A(1,5)
5

B(4,1)
1

0 1 2 3 4 5 x
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Name: _______________________ Class: _________ Date: ________________

Chapter 4: Coordinate Geometry

Remediation Worksheet 6

Chapter 4.4 Geometric Problems Involving Coordinates

1.
y

A
y
=
-x
+
4

B
0 x

The line y = −x + 4 intersects the y-axis at A and the x-axis at B.

(a) Find the y-coordinates of A.
(b) Find the x-coordinates of B.
(c) Hence, calculate the area of AOB.
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2.
y

y=
-2
x+
x
=

5
y

P
0 x

(a) Find the x-coordinates of P.

(b) If the lines y = x and y = −2x + 5 intersect at Q, find the coordinates of Q.
(c) Hence, calculate the area of OPQ.
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3.
y
A
6

B
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x

Given that point A is (3, 6) and point B is (6, 0).

(a) Calculate the lengths of OA and AB.
(b) Hence, show that OAB is an isosceles triangle.
(c) Calculate the area of triangle OAB.
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4. PQR has vertices P(1, 1), Q(3, 2) and R(2, 4).

(a) Calculate the lengths of the sides of the triangle.
(b) Show that PQR is an isosceles triangle.
(c) Show also that PQR is a right-angled triangle.
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REMEDIATION WORKSHEET 1
Answers

3
1 (a) 1 (b)
2

4 3
(c) − (d)
3 4

2 (a) 1 (b) −2

3
(c) (d) –1
4

3 (a) 4 (b) 2

4
(c) −2 (d)
5

7 5
(e) − (f) −
8 6

4 (a) 0 (b) undefined

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REMEDIATION WORKSHEET 2
Answers

1 (a) 1, 1 (b) 2, 3 (c) 3, −9

2 8 4
(d) –10, 8 (e) − , (f) − ,2
5 5 7

5 1
(g) 3, −6 (h) ,−
8 4

1
2 y= x −4
5

3 y = −3x + 7

9 9
4 (a) – (b) y = − x + 18
2 2

2 2 14
5 (a) − (b) y=− x +
3 3 3

1
6 −
4

7 5

8 a = 1, b = 22

9 y=0

10 x=0

11 (i) (a) y=4 (b) y = 1.5 (c) y = −2

(ii) (d) x = −2 (e) x=1 (f) x = 2.5

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REMEDIATION WORKSHEET 3
Answers

1 (a) y=x+2 (b) y = −3x + 5

1 19
(c) y= x + (d) y=4
2 2

(e) x=8 (f) y = −4x + 13

2 c=0

3 c = −1

4 (a) y = 2x + 7 (b) y = −3x – 2

1 5
(c) y=− x + (d) y = −1
4 4

1 7
(e) x=9 (f) y=− x +
2 2
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REMEDIATION WORKSHEET 4
Answers

2
1 (a) y= − x +4 (b) y = −4x + 17
3

1 19
(c) y= − x+ (d) y = 6x + 47
2 2

4 6 6 19
(e) y= x + (f) y= x −
5 5 7 7

4 25
2 (a) y=x+1 (b) y= − x+
5 4

(c) y = −3x + 10 (d) y = 3x – 7

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REMEDIATION WORKSHEET 5
Answers

1 (a) 6.08 units (b) 4.24 units

(c) 12.4 units (d) 11.2 units

(e) 10.4 units (f) 16.2 units

2 (a) (i) 9.06 units (ii) 14.3 units (iii) 5.39 units

(b) 28.8 units

3 19.0 units

4 (a) 6.32 units

1
(b) −
3

1 31
(c) y= − x +
3 3

4 4
5 (a) 5 units (b) − (c) y= − x+
3 3
19
3
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Answers

1 (a) 4 (b) 4 (c) 8 units2

5 5 1
2 (a) 2.5 (b)  ,  (c) 2 units2
 3 3 12

3 (a) OA = 45 units, AB = 45 units

(c) 18 units2

4 (a) PQ = 5 units, QR = 5 units, PR = 10 units