Co.

Gometry
1. A is the point with coordinates (0, 9) and B is the point with coordinates (4, l). The mid-point of AB is M.
(a) Calculate the coordinates of M.
The line through M, perpendicular to AB, meets the y-axis at C.
(b) Calculate the gradient of AB and hence find an equation of the line MC.
(c) Find the coordinates of C.
(d) Calculate the length of BC. [Jan91/Q8/M7]
2. The point A has coordinates (3, 4) and the point C coordinates (5, 2). The mid-point of AC is M.
The line l is the perpendicular bisector of AC.
(a) Find an equation of l.
(b) Find the exact length of AC.
The point B lies on the l.
The area of triangle ABC is 17 2 .
(c) Find the exact length of BM.
(d) Find the exact length of AB.
(e) Find the coordinates of each of the two possible positions of B. [May12/Q10/M...]

A curve has equation y  x  3x  5 x  4 .

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P is the point of the curve at which the tangent is parallel to the line with equation y  2 x  3 .
(a) Find the coordinates of P.
The tangent at P intersects the y-axis at Q.
(b) Find the coordinates of Q. [Jan00/Q7/M6]
4. The points A and B have coordinates (2,9) and (4, 0).
(a) Find an equation of the line joining A and B.
5  1
 0,  3 
The line joining the points C and D has gradient 3 and passes through the point with coordinates  .
(b) Write down an equation for the line joining C and D.
The lines AB and CD meet at the point E.
(c) Find the coordinates of E. [June99/Q6/M6]
5. The point A has coordinates (3, 2).
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The line l has gradient 24 and passes through A.
(a) Find an equation, with integer coefficients for l. [3]
The point B, with coordinates (b, 9), lies on l. (b) Find the value of b. [2]
(c) Calculate the length of AB. [3] [May07/Q4/M8]
6. Two perpendicular lines L1 and L2 each pass through the point P with coordinates (2, 6).
The line L1 has gradient 3.
(a) Find the gradient of L2 and hence find an equation of the line L2 .
The line L2 crosses the x-axis at the point Q.
(b) Show that the coordinates of Q are (20, 0).
The point R lies on PQ such that PR. RQ is 7:2 and R lies between P and Q.
(c) Calculate the coordinates of R. [June90/Q6/M6]