Find the slope of the line passing through the given points

1 (a, b) and (3a, - 2b)

ANSWER: -3b/2a
[ (-2b – b)/(3a – a) = - 3b/2a

2 (a, b + c) and (a + c, b – c)
ANSWER: -2
[(b – c – b – c)/(a + c – a) = -2c/c = -2

3 (a, a2) and (b, b2)

ANSWER: (b + a)
[(b2 – a2)/(b – a) = (b – a)(b + a)/(b – a) = (b + a)]

Find the distance between the pair of points

1 A(2, 4) and B(6, 7)

ANSWER: 5
[d2 = 32 + 42 = 25, d = 5]

2 C(-2, -3) and D(2, 3)

ANSWER: 2√13
[d2 = 42 + 62 = 16 + 36 = 52 = 4(13), d = 2√13]

3 E(3, -1) and F(-2, 6)

ANSWER: √74
[ d2 = 52 + 72 = 25 + 49 = 74, d = √74]

Determine if the pair of lines are perpendicular, or parallel or neither.

1 x + 3y = 5, x – 3y = 5
ANSWER: NEITHER PARALLEL NOR PERPENDICULAR
[ y = -x/3 + 5/3, y = x/3 – 5/3]

2 x - 2y = 2, 2x + y = 3
ANSWER: PERPENDICULAR
[ y = ½ x – 1 and y = -2x – 3, perpendicular since ½ ( -2) = -1]

3 2x + 3y = 5, 6y = - 4x + 20
ANSWER: PARALLEL
[ y = –(2/3)x + 5/3 and y = -(2/3)x + 10/3, hence parallel]

Find an equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the
points A and B given

1 A(1, 3) and B(3, 1)

ANSWER: y = x
[mAB = -2/2 = -1, midpoint C(2, 2), y – 2 = 1(x – 2), y = x]

2 A(-1, 1) and B(1, 3)

ANSWER: y = -x + 2
[mAB = 2/2 = 1, midpoint C(0, 2), y – 2 = -1x, y = -x + 2]

3 A(2, 6) and B(4, 4)

ANSWER: y = x + 2
[mAB = -2/2 = -1, midpoint C(3, 5), y – 5 = 1(x – 3), y = x + 2]

Find the coordinates of the center C and the radius R of the given circle

1 x2 + y2 – 8x + 4y = 29
ANSWER: C(4, - 2), R = 7
[(x – 4)2 + (y + 2)2= 29 + 16 + 4 = 49, R = 7]

2 x2 + y2 - 6x + 12y = 19
ANSWER: C(3, -6), R = 8
[ (x - 3)2 + (y + 6)2 = 19 + 9 + 36 = 64, hence R = 8]

3 x2 + y2 - 12x + 10y = 20
ANSWER: C(6, -5), R = 9
[(x - 6)2 + (y + 5)2 = 20 + 36 + 25 = 81, hence R = 9]

Find the equation of the straight line through the pair of points

1. A(1, 2) and B(3, 8)

ANSWER: y = 3x – 1 [m = 6/2 = 3, y – 2 = 3(x – 1), y = 3x -3 + 2 = 3x – 1]

2. C(3, 5) and D(1, 1)

ANSWER: y = 2x – 1 [m = 4/2 = 2, y – 1 = 2(x – 1), y = 2x – 2 + 1 = 2x – 1]
3. E(-2, 3) and F(3, -2)
ANSWER: y = -x + 1 [m = -5/5 = -1, (y + 2) = -1(x – 3), y = -x + 3 -2 = -x + 1]

Find the length of the segment AB for the given coordinates of A and B

1. A(5, 7), B(-5, 7)

ANSWER: 10 [5 – (-5) = 10]

2. A(-6, 12), B(-6, 24)

ANSWER: 12 [24 – 12 = 12]

3. A(-12, 10), B(- 7, 10)

ANSWER: 5 [ -7 – (-12) = 5 ]

Determine whether the points A, B and C are on the same line

1. A(2, 3), B(-2, 0) and C(4, 4)

ANSWER : Points are not on the same line
[ mAB = 3/4, mBC = 4/6 = 2/3, mAB ≠ mBC, hence points are not on same line]

2. A(4, 2), B(1, 0) and C(-2, -2)

ANSWER: Points are on same line.
[mAB = 2/3, mBC = -2/-3 = 2/3, mAB = mBC, hence points on the same line]

3. A(-2, 0), B(2, 2) and C(1, 0)

ANSWER: Points not on same line.
[mAB = 2/4 = 1/2 , mBC = 2/1 = 2, mAB ≠ mBC, hence not on the same line]

Find the x- and y- intercepts of the curve with equation

1. x2/16 + y2/9 = 1
ANSWER: x = ± 4, y = ± 3
[for x- intercept y = 0, x2/16 = 1, hence x = ± 4, for y-intercept x = 0, y2 = 9, y =
±3]

2. 4x2 + y2 = 100
ANSWER: x = ± 5, y = ± 10
[For x-intercept, y = 0 and 4x2 = 100, x = ± 5, for y-intercept, x = 0 and y2 = 100,
y = ± 10]
3. x2 – y2 = 9
ANSWER: x = ±3, no y-intercept
[ For x-intercept, y = 0, x2 = 9, x = ± 3, for y-intercept, x = 0 and y2 = - 9,
hence no solution]

Find the equation of the straight line

1 with gradient -2 and passing through the point A(-1, 0),

ANSWER : y = -2(x + 1) or 2x + y = -2 [(y – 0) = -2(x + 1), y = -2(x + 1)]

2 with slope 3 and passing through the point B(1, -1),

ANSWER: y = 3x – 4 [(y + 1) = 3(x – 1), y = 3x - 4]

3 with gradient 2 and passing through the point C(-2, 1).

ANSWER: y = 2x + 5 [(y – 1) = 2(x + 2), y = 2x + 5]

Find the coordinates of the center C, and the radius R of the circle with equation

1 x2 + y2 + 2x – 4y + 1 = 0
ANSWER: C(-1, 2), R = 2
[ (x + 1)2 + (y – 2)2 = 1 + 4 – 1 = 4, C(-1, 2), R = 2]

2 x2 + y2 - 4x – 6y + 4 = 0
ANSWER: C(2, 3), R = 3
[ (x – 2)2 + (y – 3)2 = 4 + 9 – 4 = 9, C(2, 3), R = 3]

3 x2 + y2 + 6x + 8y = 0
ANSWER: C(-3, -4), R = 5
[ (x + 3)2 + (y + 4)2 = 9 + 16 = 25, C(-3, -4), R = 5]

Find the x-intercept and the y-intercept of the graph of the given curve

1 y = 3x – 12
ANSWER: x-intercept = 4, y-intercept = -12
[y = 0 gives 3x – 12= 0, x = 4; x = 0 gives y = -12]

2 y = x2 – 4
ANSWER: x-intercept = ±2, y-intercept = -4
[ y = 0 gives x2 – 4 = 0 , x = ±2; x = 0 gives y = -4]
3 2x – 5y = 10
ANSWER: x-intercept = 5, y-intercept = -2
[y = 0 gives 2x = 10, x = 5 ; x = 0 gives -5y = 10 and y = -2]

Find the equation of the line

1 through the point A(1, 1) and parallel to the line with equation 2x - 3y = 5,
ANSWER: 2x – 3y = -1
[2(1) – 3(1) = -1]

2 through the point B(2, -1) and perpendicular to the line with equation y = -1,
ANSWER: x = 2

3 through the point C(2, 3) and parallel to the line with equation y = 5.
ANSWER: y = 3

Find the radius of the circle

1 with center at (5, 12) and touching the x-axis,

ANSWER: 12

2 with center at (-12, -5) and touching the y-axis,

ANSWER: 12

3 with center at (12, -5) and passing through the origin.

ANSWER: 13

Find the equation of the line

1 parallel to the line x + y = 1 and passing through the point A(1, 1).
ANSWER: x + y = 2, or y = -x + 2
[ m = -1, y – 1 = -1(x – 1), y = -x + 1 + 1 = -x + 2, or x + y = 2]

2 perpendicular to the line x + y = 1, and passing through the point A(1, 1).
ANSWER: y = x
[ m = 1, y – 1 = 1(x – 1), y = x]
3 parallel to the line x – 3y = 1 and passing through the origin.
ANSWER: y = x/3
[ m = 1/3, y – 0 = (1/3)(x – 0), y = x/3]

A circle has center at the origin and a radius of length 10. Determine if the given
point lies on the circle or not.

1 (√19, 9)
ANSWER: Point lies on the circle
[ x2 + y2 = 100, 19 + 81 = 100, hence point lies on the circle]

2 (-√51, 7)
ANSWER: Point lies on the circle.
[ x2 + y2 = 100, 51 + 49 = 100, hence point lies on the circle]

3 (-8, √37)
ANSWER: Point does not lie on the circle
[ x2 + y2 = 100, 64 + 37 =101, hence point does not lie on the circle]

Two circles have radii of 20 cm and 13 cm respectively. Find the distance between
their centers if

1 the circles are concentric,

ANSWER: 0 cm

2 the circles are tangent externally,

ANSWER: 33 cm [ 20 + 13 = 33]

3 the circles are tangent internally.

ANSWER: 7 cm [ 20 – 13 = 7]

Determine if the three points A, B, C lie on the same line given

1 A(2, 5), B(-2, -5) and C(4, 10)

ANSWER: Points lie on the same line
[ mAB =10/4 = 5/2, mBC = 15/6 = 5/2, hence points lie on the same line]

2 A(2, 1), B(-8, -1) and C(-3, 0)

ANSWER: Points lie on the same line
[ mAB = 2/10 = 1/5, mBC = 1/5, hence points lie on the same line]

3 A(1, 2), B(2, 4) and C(4, 2)

ANSWER: Points do not lie on the same line
[ mAB = 2/1 = 2, mBC = -2/2 = -1, hence points do not lie on the same line]

Find the equation of a circle in standard form given that

1 it lies in the second quadrant and touches both the x - and y-axes and has
radius 5
ANSWER: (x + 5)2 + (y – 5)2 = 25
[center is C(-5, 5) radius r = 5, hence (x + 5)2 + (y – 5)2 = 25]

2 it touches the x- and y-axes and has radius 10 with the center in the first
quadrant.
ANSWER: (x - 10)2 + (y – 10)2 = 100

3 it has center C(- 7, -7) and radius 7

ANSWER: (x + 7)2 + (y + 7)2 = 49

Determine if the segments joining the points A, B, C form a right-angled triangle.

1 A(1, 2), B(2, 5), and C(-1, 6)

ANSWER: Triangle ABC is right-angled at B.
[mAB = 3, mBC = -1/3, mABmBC = -1, hence B is a right angle

2 A(-5, 5), B(3, 7), and C(5, -1)

ANSWER: Triangle ABC is a right angled triangle
[mAB = 2/8 = 1/4, mBC = -8/2 = -4, mAB..mBC = - 1, hence B is a right angle]

3 A(3, 2), B(1, 4), C(-1, 8)

ANSWER: Triangle ABC is not a right-angled triangle
[mAB = -1, mBC = -2, mAC = -3/2, hence ABC is not a right-angled triangle]

Find the equation of the straight line through the given points:

1 A(2, 1) and B(1, 2)

ANSWER: y = -x + 3 [m = 1/-1 = -1; (y – 1) = -1(x – 2) = -x + 2, y = -x + 3]

2 C(1, -2) and D(2, -1)

ANSWER: y = x – 3 [m = 1/1 = 1, y + 2 = 1(x – 1), y = x – 3]

3 E(2, 5) and(F(-2, -3)

ANSWER: y = 2x + 1 [m = 8/4 = 2, y – 5 = 2(x – 2), y = 2x + 1]

Determine whether the pair of lines are parallel, perpendicular or neither parallel
nor perpendicular

1 2x + 3y = 5, 3x – 5y = 10
ANSWER: neither parallel nor perpendicular

2 2x + 3y = 7 and 3x – 2y = -5
ANSWER: perpendicular

3 2x – y = 3 and 2y = 4x + 10
ANSWER: parallel

Find the equation of the straight line with x-intercept a and y-intercept b.

1 a = -2, b = 1
ANSWER: y = ½ x + 1 [x /-2 + y/1 = 1, y = ½ x + 1]

2 a = 3, b = -2
ANSWER: y = (2/3)x – 2 [ x/3 + y/-2 = 1, y = 2x/3 – 2]

3 a = -2, b = 2
ANSWER: y = x + 2 [x/-2 + y/2 = 1, y = x + 2]

Determine if the pair of lines are parallel, perpendicular or neither parallel nor
perpendicular

1 y = 2x + 3, and 2x – 4y = 7
ANSWER: parallel

2 x = 10, and y = -10

ANSWER: perpendicular
3 3x – 4y = 10, and x = 5
ANSWER: neither parallel nor perpendicular

Find the equation of the straight line through the pair of points

1 (2, 1) and (5, 7)

ANSWER: y = 2x - 3 [m = 6/3 = 2, y – 1 = 2(x – 2), y = 2x – 3]

2 (-3, 4) and (3, -2)

ANSWER: y = -x + 1 [ m = -6/6 = -1, y – 4 = -1(x + 3), y = -x + 1]

3 (3, 7) and (2, 4)

ANSWER: y = 3x - 2 [ m = -3/-1 = 3, y – 4 = 3(x – 2), y = 3x – 2]

Find the equation of the line passing through the point A and perpendicular to the
given line.

1 x + y = 2, A(2, -2)
ANSWER: y = x – 4 [m = 1, y + 2 = 1(x – 2), y = x – 4]

2 x + 2y = 3 A(3, 1)
ANSWER: y = 2x – 5 [m = 2, y - 1 =2(x – 3) , y = 2x – 5]

3 x–y=5 A(1, -1)

ANSWER: y = -x [ m = -1, y + 1 = -1(x – 1), y = -x]

Determine whether the points A, B, C lie on the same straight line

1 A(0, -1), B(1, 1), C(2, 3)

ANSWER : YES (on same line)
[mAB = 2, mBC = 2, hence points lie on same line]

2 A(0, 2), B(2, 5), C(3, 7)

ANSWER: NO (not on same line)
[mAB = 3/2, mBC = 2, hence not on same line]

3 A(-1, 4), B(2, 1), C(-2, 5)

ANSWER: YES (on same line)
 [mAB = -3/3 = -1, mBC= 4/-4 = -1, hence points lie on same line]

State the inequality which defines the given region in the Cartesian plane

1 above the line with equation y = x

ANSWER: y > x

2 below the line with equation x + y = 2

ANSWER: x + y < 2

3 below the line with equation x – y + 4 = 0

ANSWER: x – y + 4 > 0 or y < x + 4

Find the equation of the line through the point A with slope m given

1 A(3, -2) and m = -3

ANSWER: y = -3x + 7 [ y + 2 = -3(x – 3), y = -3x + 7]

2 A(-2, 3) and m = 3
ANSWER: y = 3x + 9 [ y – 3 = 3(x + 2), y = 3x + 9 ]

3 A(-3, -2) and m = 2

ANSWER: y = 2x + 4 [ y + 2 = 2(x + 3), y = 2x + 4 ]

Find the length of the arc which subtends an angle α at the center of a circle of
radius r, given
(Leave answer in π when necessary)

1 α = π/4 radians and r = 12 cm

ANSWER; 3π cm [s = rα = 12(π/4) = 3π cm]

2 α = 2 radians, r = 10 cm
ANSWER: 20 cm [ s = rα = 10(2) = 20 cm]

3 α = 7π/15 radians, r = 30 cm
ANSWER: 14π cm [ s = rα = (7π/15) x 30 = 14π cm
Find the coordinates of the center C and the radius R of the circle with given
equation:

1 x2 + y2 – 6x + 2y + 1 = 0
ANSWER: C(3, -1), R=3 [ (x – 3)2 + (y + 1)2 = 9, C(3, -1), R = 3]

2 x2 + y2 + 6x – 8y = 0
ANSWER: C(-3, 4), R = 5
[ (x + 3)2 + (y – 4)2 = 9 + 16 = 25, C(-3, 4) R = 5]

3 x2 + y2 + 10x – 24y = 0
ANSWER: C(-5, 12), R = 13
[ (x + 5)2 + (y – 12)2 = 25 + 144 = 169 = 132, C(-5, 12), R = 13]

Find the radius R of the circle in which the angle at the center θ intercepts an arc of
length S if

1 θ = 2 radians, S = 6π cm
ANSWER: R = 3π cm [S = Rθ, R = S/θ = 6π/2 = 3π cm]

2 θ = π/4 radians, S = 4π cm
ANSWER: R = 16 cm [S = Rθ, R = S/θ = 4π/(π/4) = 16 cm]

3 θ = 180°, S = 10π cm
ANSWER: R = 10 cm [S = Rθ, R = S/θ = 10π/π = 10 cm, NB: 180° =
π radians]

Find the equation of the line with

1 slope m = -3, and y-intercept b = 5.

ANSWER: y = -3x + 5

2 slope m = 3 and x-intercept a = 5

ANSWER: y = 3(x – 5), or y = 3x – 15

3 with x-intercept a = 1 and y-intercept b = 2

ANSWER: x/1 + y/2 = 1, or y = -2x + 2

Write the standard equation for the circle given

1 center at (-2, 5) and radius √7

ANSWER: (x + 2)2 + (y – 5)2 = 7
2 center at the origin and radius 5
ANSWER: x2 + y2 = 25

3 center at (-1, -6) with radius ½ .

ANSWER: (x + 1)2 + (y + 6)2 = ¼

Find the equation of the line parallel to the given line and passing through the point
A

1 2x – y = 5, A(2, -2)
ANSWER: y = 2x - 6 [ m = 2, y + 2 = 2(x – 2), y = 2x – 6]

2 3x + y = -7, A(-3, 2)
ANSWER: y = -3x – 7 [ m = -3, y - 2 = -3(x + 3), y = -3x – 7]

3 2x – 3y = 6 A(3, 3)
ANSWER: y = (2/3)x + 1 [ m = 2/3, y – 3 = (2/3)(x – 3) = 2x/3 – 2. y
= 2x/3 + 1]

Find the coordinates of the midpoints of the sides of a triangle whose vertices are

1 A(0, 0), B(8, 0) and C(0, 6)

ANSWER: (4, 0) , (4, 3) and (0, 3)

2 A(12, 0), B(0, -4) and C(-6, 2)

ANSWER: (6, -2), (-3, -1) and (3, 1)

3 A(3, 5), B(5, 7) and C(7, 11)

ANSWER: (4, 6), (6, 9) and (5, 8)

Find the standard equation of the circle with

1 center at (5, 3) and passing through the point (2, -1)

ANSWER: (x – 5)2 + (y – 3)2 = 25 [ r2 = (5 – 2)2 + (3 + 1)2 = 9 + 16 = 25]

2 center at (-5, 4) and passing through the point (0, -8)

ANSWER: (x + 5)2 + (y – 4)2 = 169 [r2 = 52 + 122 = 25 + 144 = 169]

3 center at (3, -4) and passing through the point (2, -3)
ANSWER: (x – 3)2 + (y + 4)2 = 2 [r2 = 12 + 12 = 1 + 1 = 2]
Find the distance between the pair of points

1 A(4, 1) and B(7, 5)

ANSWER: 5 [ ]

2 A(-3, 0) and B(0, √7)

ANSWER: 4 [

3 A(2, 3) and B(-10, 12)

ANSWER: 15 [ ]

Find the coordinates of the center C and radius R of a circle if the end points of a
diameter are

1 A(- 3, 1) and B(3, - 7)

ANSWER: C(0, -3), R = 5 [D = R = 10/2 = 5]

2 A(-2, 5) and B(3, -7)

ANSWER: C(1/2, -1), R = 13/2 [

3 A(-5, 5) and B(-7, 5)

ANSWER: C(-6, 5), R = 1 [ D = 2, R = 2/2 = 1]

Find an equation for the circle that satisfies the given condition

1 center at the origin and passing through the point (3, 4)

ANSWER: x2 + y2 = 25 [ r2 = 32 + 42 = 9 + 16 = 25]

2 center at C(2, -1) and passing through the point P(-1, 3)

ANSWER: (x – 2)2 + (y + 1)2 = 25 [ r2 = (2 + 1)2 + (3 + 1)2 = 9 + 16 = 25]

3 center at C(-1, 5) and passing through the point P(4, -7).

ANSWER: (x + 1)2 + (y – 5)2 = 169
[ r2 = (4 + 1)2 + (5 + 7)2 = 25 + 144 = 169 ]
Find the images of the vertices of a triangle ABC under a reflection in the line y =
x given

1 A (3, 4), B(-7, 5) and C(7, -5)

ANSWER: A’(4, 3), B’(5, -7) and C’(-5, 7)

2 A(5, 0), B(0, 8) and C(0, 0)

ANSWER: A’(0, 5), B’(8, 0) and C’(0, 0)

3 A(4, 4), B(-3, -5) and C(8, - 9)

ANSWER: A’(4, 4), B’(-5, -3) and C’(-9, 8)

Find the equation of the line parallel to the given line and passing through the point
A.

1 2x – y = 5, withA(2, -2)
ANSWER: y = 2x – 6 [ m = 2, y + 2 = 2(x – 2), y = 2x – 6]

2 3x + y = 7, with A(-3, 2)
ANSWER: y = -3x – 7 [ m = -3, y – 2 = -3(x + 3), y = -3x – 7]

3 2x - 3y = 6, with A(3, 3)
ANSWER: y = 2x/3 + 1
[ m = 2/3, y – 3 = (2/3)(x – 3) = 2x/3 – 2, y = 2x/3 + 1]

Describe the region in the coordinate plane given by the set

1 A = {(x, y): x2 + y2< 1}

ANSWER: Points or region inside the circle with center at the origin and of radius
1.

2 B = {(x, y): x2 + y2> 4}

ANSWER: Points or region outside the circle with center at the origin and of
radius 2

3 C = {(x, y) : 1 < x2 + y2< 4}

ANSWER: Points or region between the concentric circles with center at the origin
and of radii 1 and 2 respectively.
Find the distance D from the center of a circle of radius R to a chord of length L
given

1 R = 17 cm, L = 30 cm
ANSWER: D = 8 cm [D2 = 172 – 152 = 289 – 225 = 64, D = 8 cm]

2 R = 10 cm, L = 12 cm
ANSWER: D = 8 cm [ D2 = 102 – 62 = 100 – 36 = 64, D = 8 cm]

3 R = 13 cm L = 24 cm
ANSWER: D = 5 cm [D2 = 132 – 122 = 169 – 144 = 25, D = 5 cm]

Find the equation of the circle with the given centre A and radius r
1. A(2, 1), r = 5
ANSWER: (x - 2)2 + (y - 1)2 = 25

2. A(-3, 2), r = 3
ANSWER: (x + 3)2 + (y - 2)2 = 9

3. A(-5, -3), r = 7
ANSWER: (x + 5)2 + (y + 3)2 = 49

Find the centre and the radius of the given circle

1. x2 + y2 – 4x + 6y – 3 = 0
ANSWER: centre (2, -3), radius = 4 [(x – 2)2 + (y + 3)2 = 3 + 9 + 4 = 16]

2. x2 + y2 + 2x – 4y – 4 = 0
ANSWER: centre (-1, 2), radius = 3 [(x + 1)2 + (y - 2)2 = 4 + 1 + 4 = 9]

3. x2 + y2 – 2x – 3 = 0
ANSWER: centre (1, 0), radius = 2 [(x - 1)2 + y2 = 3 + 1 = 4]

Find the equation of the straight line through the given points
1. (2, 1) and (5, 3)
2 1 2 2 2 1
ANSWER: y= 3 x − 3 [m= 3 , y −1= 3 ( x−2 ) , y= 3 x− 3 ]
 2. (3, 7) and (2, 4)
−3
ANSWER: y=3 x−2 [m= −1 =3 , y−4=3 ( x−2 ) , y =3 x −2]

3. (2, 3) and (-1, 4)

−1 11 −1 −1 −1 11
ANSWER: y= 3 x + 3 [m= 3 , y−3= 3 ( x−2 )=, y = 3 x+ 3 ]

Find the x-intercept of the line with equation

1. 2x – 3y = 6
ANSWER: x = 3 [y = 0 => 2x = 6, x = 3]
x y
2. 2 + 5 =1
x
ANSWER: x = 2 [y = 0 => 2 =1 , x=2]
3. y = 5x + 10
ANSWER: x = -2 [y = 0 => 5x + 10 = 0, 5x = -10, x = -2]
Write down the equation of the straight line with
1 slope m = 3 and y-intercept b = 5
ANSWER: y = 3x + 5

2 x-intercept a = -2 and y-intercept b = 4

ANSWER: y = 2x + 4 [x/(-2) + y/4 = 1, hence y = 2x + 4]

3 slope m = – 3 and x–intercept a = 1

ANSWER : y = -3x + 3 [ b/a = b/1 = -(-3) = 3, hence b = 3, y = -3x + 3]

Find the x-intercept and the y-intercept of the given line

1 x – 2y = 4
ANSWER: x = 4, y = -2 [y = 0 gives x = 4, and x = 0 gives y = -2]

2 2x + 3y = 6
ANSWER: x = 3, y = 2 [y = 0 gives x = 3 and x = 0 gives y = 2]

3 6x – 4y = -12
ANSWER: x = -2, y = 3 [y = 0 gives x = -2 and x = 0 gives y = 3 ]
Find the equation of the line with gradient m and passing through the point A given
1 m = -2, and A(2, -1)
ANSWER: y = -2x + 3 [ y + 1 = -2(x - 2), y + 1 = -2x + 4, y = -2x + 3]

2 m = 2, and A(-1, 2)
ANSWER: y = 2x + 4 [ y – 2 = 2(x + 1), y = 2x + 4 ]

3 m = 3, and A(1, 3)
ANSWER: y = 3x [y – 3 = 3(x – 1), y – 3 = 3x – 3, y = 3x]

Under a translation, the point A(3, 5) is mapped onto the point B(5, 3). Find the
image under the same translation of the given point:

1 C(4, 7)
ANSWER: (6, 5) [ (4, 7) + (2, -2) = (6, 5) ]

2 D(-3, -2)
ANSWER: (-1, -4) [ (-3, -2) + (2, -2) = (-1, -4)]

3 E(8, 10)
ANSWER: (10, 8) [(8, 10) + (2, -2) = (10, 8) ]

Find the distance between the points with coordinates

1 A(9, 1) and B(12, 1)

ANSWER: 3 [points on a horizontal line ]

2 A(-3, 5) and B(-3, 10)

ANSWER: 5 [ points on a vertical line]

3 A(0, 0) and B(3, 4)

ANSWER: 5 [32 + 42 = r2, r2 = 9 +16 = 25, hence r = 5]

Find the finite area bounded by the given line, the x-axis and the y-axis

1 2x + 3y = 12
ANSWER: 12 square units
[x- intercept is a = 12/2 = 6, y-intercept is b = 12/3 = 4, Area = ½ (6)(4) = 12]
2 5x – 4y = 20
ANSWER: 10 sq units
[x-intercept is a = 20/5 = 4, y-intercept is b = 20/-4 = -5, Area = ½ (4)(5) = 10 ]

3 3x + 5y = 30
ANSWER: 30 sq units
[x-intercept is a = 30/3 = 10, y-intercept is b = 30/5 = 6, Area = ½ (10)(6) = 30]

Find the equation of a line passing through the given points

1 A(3, 1), B(1, 3)

[ m = 2/-2 = -1, y – 1 = -1(x – 3), y = -x + 4]
ANSWER: y = -x + 4

2 C(4, 2), D(-2 , 8)

[ m = 6/-6 = -1, y – 2 = -1(x – 4), y = -x + 6
ANSWER: y = -x + 6

3 E(-2, 3), F(-6, 7)

[ m = 4/-4 = -1, y – 3 = -1(x + 2), y = -x + 1]
ANSWER: y = -x + 1

Find the equation of the line

1 parallel to the line y = 2x + 1 and with y-intercept of – 3

ANSWER: y = 2x – 3
[ slope m = 2, and y-intercept c = -3, hence y = 2x – 3]

2 perpendicular to the line x + y = 1, and with y – intercept of 1

ANSWER: y = x + 1
[slope of perpendicular line is 1 and y-intercept is 1, hence y = x + 1]

3 parallel to the line y = 3x - 6 and passing through the point A(0, 6)

ANSWER: y = 3x + 6
[slope of line m = 3, and y-intercept is 6, hence y = 3x + 6]

Find the center and radius R of the circle with given equation

1 x2 + y2 – 4x + 2y + 1 = 0
ANSWER: (2, -1) , R = 2 [(x – 2) 2 + (y + 1)2 = 4, hence centre = (2, -1),
R = 2]

2 x2 + y2 + 6x – 8y = 0
ANSWER: (-3, 4) R = 5 [(x + 3) 2 + (y – 4)2 = 25, hence center = (-3, 4),
R = 5]

3 x2 + y2 – 6x + 10y = 2
ANSWER: (3, -5), R = 6 [(x – 3) 2 + (y + 5)2 = 36, hence center = (3, -5)
R= ]

Find the distance between the pair of points

1 A(2, - 5) and B(5, -1)

ANSWER: 5 [ (5 - 2)2 + (-5 + 1)2 = 9 + 16 = 25 = 52]

2 C(0, 5) and D(-12, 0)

ANSWER: 13 [ 122 + 52 = 144 + 25 = 169 = 132 ]

3 E(-2, -3) and F(-5, -7)

ANSWER: 5 [ (-2 + 5)2 + (-3 + 7)2 = 9 + 16 = 25 = 52]

Find the center and the radius R of the circle with equation

1 x2 + y2 -2x + 4y - 4 = 0
ANSWER: (1, -2) , R = 3
[ (x – 1)2 + (y + 2)2 – 4 = 1 + 4, (x – 1)2 + (y + 2)2 = 9, radius R = 3]

2 x2 + y2 + 6x + 8y = 0
ANSWER: (-3, - 4), R = 5
[ (x + 3)2 + (y + 4)2 = 32 + 42 = 9 + 16 = 25, hence radius R = 5]

3 x2 + y2 – 4x + 10y – 7 = 0
ANSWER: (2, -5), R = 6
[ (x - 2)2 + (y + 5)2 = 7 + 4 + 25 = 36, hence radius R = 6 ]

Find the gradient of the line joining the given points

41.A(-2, 3) and B(5, -4)
ANSWER: -1 [ (5 + 2)/(-4 -3) = 7/-7 = -1]
 42.C(2, - 4) and D(6, -4)
ANSWER: 0 [ (- 4 + 4)/(6 – 2) = 0/4 = 0]

43.E(3, 7) and F(3, 8)

ANSWER: infinity or undefined [(8 – 7)/(3 – 3) = 1 /0 = infinity or
undefined]

Find the equation of the line passing through the given points
41.A(-2, 1) and B(-2 , 5)
ANSWER, x = -2 [x-coordinate same for both points]

42.C(-3, 5) and D(-10, 5)

ANSWER: y = 5 [y-coordinate same for both points]

43.E(-2, -2) and F(5, 5)

ANSWER: y = x [gradient m = 1, y + 2 = x + 2, and y = x]

Find the gradient m and y-intercept b of the straight line with equation
44.2x + 3y = 6
ANSWER: m = -2/3 [y = -(2/3)x + 2, hence m = -2/3 and b = 2]

45.3x – 6y = 18
ANSWER: m = ½, b = -3 [y = ½ x – 3, hence m = ½ and b = - 3]

46.y + 3x = 7
ANSWER: m = -3, and b = 7 [y = -3x + 7]

47.Find the equation of a circle with a diameter whose end points are A(2, 0)
and B(6, 0).
ANSWER: (x – 4)2 + y2 = 4
[centre (4, 0) radius = 4 – 2 = 2, hence (x – 4)2 + y2 = 22 ]

48.Find the equation of a circle with centre (4, 5) and which touches the x- axis

ANSWER: (x – 4)2 + (y – 5)2 = 25

[ centre (4, 5) and radius = 5, hence (x – 4)2 + (y – 5)2 = 25 ]
 49.Find the equation of the circle of radius 4, lying in the first quadrant and
touching both the x- and y- axes.
ANSWER: (x – 4)2 + (y – 4)2 = 16
[ center (4, 4), radius = 4, hence (x – 4)2 + (y – 4)2 = 16 ]

172. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with
endpoints A(-2, 3) and B(4, -3)
ANSWER: y = x + 5
[midpoint is (1, 0), slope of segment (-3 – 3)(4 –(-2)) = -6/6 = -1
Slope of perpendicular line is 1, hence y – 3 = 1(x + 2), or y = x + 5]

173. Find the equation of the line through the point A(4,6) and perpendicular to
the line with equation 2x + 3y = 6.
ANSWER: y = 3x/2
[slope of line is -2/3, slope of perpendicular line is 3/2, equation of perpendicular
line is (y – 6) = (3/2)(x – 4) = 3x/2 – 6, hence y = 3x/2

174. Find the equation of the line through the point A(5, 5) and parallel to the
line with equation 3x – 5y = 10.
ANSWER: y = 3x/5 + 2
[slope of given line = 3/5, hence y – 5 = (3/5)(x – 5) , y – 5 = 3x/5 – 3, y = 3x/5 +
2]

Find the equation of the circle

172. with center C(2, 3) passing through the point A(6 ,6)
ANSWER: (x – 2)2 + (y – 3)2 = 25
2 2
[ radius = (6  2)  (6  3)  16  9  5 , (x -2)2 + (y – 3)2 = 52]

173. with a diameter with endpoints at A(0, 0) and B(-6, 8)

ANSWER: (x + 3)2 + (y – 4)2 = 25
[center is (-3, 4) and radius r = 9  16  5 , hence (x +3)2 + (y – 4)2 = 25]

174. with center at the origin and passing through the point A(5, -12)
ANSWER: x2 + y2 = 169
[ radius =  25  144  169 , hence x2 + y2 = 169]
 Write down the inequality which defines the region:
172. above the line through the origin with slope 1
ANSWER: y > x
[ line is y = x, the region above the line is given by y > x]

173. above the line with equation x + y = 2

ANSWER: x + y > 2

174. below the line 2x – y + 4 = 0

ANSWER: 2x – y + 4 > 0, or y < 2x + 4

Find the intercepts of the given line with the axes

1. 2x + 3y = 12
ANSWER: (0, 4) and (6, 0)
[ x = 0 gives y = 4, hence (0, 4); y = 0 gives x = 6, hence (6, 0)]

x y
 1
2. 2 5
ANSWER: (0, 5) and (2, 0)
[x = 0 gives y = 5, hence (0, 5); y = 0 gives x = 2, hence (2, 0) ]

3. y = 3x – 6
ANSWER: (0, -6) and (2, 0)
[x = 0 gives y = -6, hence (0, -6); y = 0 gives x = 2, hence (2, 0)]

ROUND 2: SPEED RACE (CONTEST 39)

3 Determine if the pair of lines 6x – 4y = 5 and 8y – 12x = 5 are parallel,
perpendicular or neither.
ANSWER: PARALLEL [ y = 6x/4 – 5/4, y = 12x/8 + 5/8, same slope 3/2]

2 Find an equation of a line having x- intercept of 4 and a y-intercept of -4.

ANSWER: x – y = 4
[ x/4 + y/-4 = 1, x – y = 4]
1 Find the midpoint of the line segment connecting the points A(1/2, 1/3) and
B(1/3, ½)
ANSWER: (5/12, 5/12)
[(1/2 + 1/3)/2, (1/3 + ½)/2) = ((5/6)/2, (5/6)/2) = (5/12, 5/12)

2 Find the coordinates of the center of the circle with equation

x2 + 4x + y2 – 4y = 8
ANSWER: (-2, 2)
[ (x + 2)2 + (y – 2)2 = 8 + 4 + 4 = 16]

3 Find the equation of the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 25 at the point (0, -5).
ANSWER: y = -5

1. Determine the coordinates of the center C and radius R of the circle with
equation x2 + y2 + 6x + 8y = 0

ANSWER: C(-3, - 4), R = 5 [ (x + 3)2 + (y + 4)2 = 9 + 16 = 25]

3. Determine whether the points A(1, 2), B(5, 4) and C(3, 3) lie on the same line.
ANSWER: They lie on the same line
mAB = 2/4 = ½, mBC = ½. Hence the points A, B and C lie on same line

3. Find the equation of the straight line through the points A(3, -3) and B(0, -3)
ANSWER: y = -3

2. Find an equation of a circle with center C(2, 4) and passing through the point
P(7, -8)
ANSWER : (x – 2)2 + (y – 4)2 = 132
[(x – 2)2 + (y – 4)2 = (7 – 2)2 + (4 + 8)2 = 52 + 122 = 132]

1. Find the equation of the line through the points A(3, -5) and B(3, 5).
ANSWER: x = 3
3. The points A(3, a) and B(b, b – 2) both lie on the line y = 3x – 2, Evaluate a and
b.
ANSWER : a = 7, b = 0 [ a = 9 – 2 = 7, b – 2 = 3b – 2, 2b = 0, b = 0]

2. Find the coordinates of the y-intercept of the function f(x) = x3 – 5x2 + 7x + 6

ANSWER: (0, 6) [f(0) = 6, hence (0, 6)]

1. Determine the coordinates of the center C and radius R of the circle with
equation
x2 + y2 + 6x + 8y = 0
ANSWER: C(-3, - 4), R = 5 [ (x + 3)2 + (y + 4)2 = 9 + 16 = 25]

3. Find the equation of the straight line with gradient -5 and y-intercept 3
ANSWER: y = -5x + 3

2. Find the radius R of the circle with equation x2 + y2 – 4x + 6y – 12 = 0

ANSWER: R = 5 [(x – 2)2 + (y + 3)2 = 12 + 4 + 9 = 25, hence radius R =
5]

2 Find the equation of the line passing through the points A(-1, 2) and B(2, 5)
ANSWER: y = x + 3,
[m = 3/3 = 1, y – 2 = 1(x + 1), y = x + 3]

3 Find the radius R and center C of the circle with equation x2 + y2 – 4x + 6y = 12

ANSWER: R = 5, centre C (2, -3)
[(x – 2)2 + (y + 3)2 = 12 + 4 + 9 = 25, R = 5, C(2, - 3)]

3 Find the area of the finite region between the line y = x – 4, and the axes
ANSWER: 8 sq units
[x-intercept = 4, y-intercept = -4, Area = ½(4)(4) = 8 sq units ]

3 Find the distance between the points A(-2, 3) and B(4, - 5)

ANSWER: 10 units
[ √(36 + 64) = √100 = 10]
3 Determine whether the lines with equations y = 2x + 3, and y = -2x + 3 are
parallel, perpendicular or neither
ANSWER: neither parallel nor perpendicular

1 Find the equation of the straight line through the points A(5, 7) and B(5, - 5)
ANSWER: x = 5

2 Find the radius and center of the circle with equation x2 + y2 – 4x + 2y + 1 = 0

ANSWER: Radius = 2, Center (2, -1)
[ (x – 2)2 + (y + 1)2 + 1 = 4 + 1. (x – 2)2 + (y + 1)2 = 4, R = 2, C(2, -1)]

1 Find the equation of the straight line joining the points A(2, 5) and B(7, 5)
ANSWER: y = 5

2 Determine if the point A(1, -1) is on the line 2x – 3y = 5

ANSWER: The point A is on the line [2(1) – 3(-1) = 2 + 3 = 5]

ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

1 The linear equation ax + by = c is in the intercept form

ANSWER: FALSE

2 The linear equation y = mx + c is in the intercept form.

ANSWER: FALSE

3 The equation x/a +y/b= 1 is in the intercept form

ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

1The medians of a triangle intersect inside the triangle.

ANSWER: TRUE

2 The altitudes of a triangle intersect inside the triangle.

ANSWER: FALSE
3 The perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle intersect inside the triangle.
ANSWER : FALSE

ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

1 If two distinct straight lines intersect, then they intersect in exactly one point.
ANSWER: TRUE

2 In space if two lines do not intersect, then they are parallel.

ANSWER: FALSE

3 If two lines intersect in more than one point, the lines are coincident.
ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

1 A line segment can have two distinct midpoints

ANSWER: FALSE

2 If two distinct circles intersect, they intersect at exactly one point.

ANSWER: FALSE

3 In a triangle there is at most one right angle.

ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

The following equation represents a circle

1 x2 + y2 + 2xy = 10
ANSWER: FALSE

2 2x2 + y2 = 25
ANSWER: FALSE

3 x2 – y2 + 4x + 6y = 25
ANSWER: FALSE

ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

The graph of the equation x2 + y2 = 16 is symmetric with respect to

1 the x-axis
ANSWER: TRUE

2 the y-axis
ANSWER: TRUE

3 the origin
ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

1 For a circle with center (2, 3) and radius 5, its equation is (x + 2)2 + (x + 3)2 =
25.
ANSWER: FALSE

2 For a circle with center (-1, 4) and radius 4, its equation is (x + 1)2 + (y – 4)2 = 4
ANSWER: FALSE

3 For a circle with center (-3, -3) and radius 6, its equation is (x + 3)2 + (y + 3)2 =
36
ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

In the rectangular coordinate plane,

1 if any two lines are perpendicular, then the product of their slopes is -1,
ANSWER: FALSE

2 if the product of the slopes of any two lines is -1, then the lines are perpendicular,
ANSWER: TRUE

2 a line with zero slope is perpendicular to a vertical line with undefined slope.
ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

1 The point (3, -4) lies on the line 3x + 2y = -2
ANSWER: FALSE

2 The point (1, 2) lies on the line 3x + 2y = 7

ANSWER: TRUE

3 The point (5, -4) lies on the line y = -x + 2

ANSWER: FALSE

ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

In a circle,

1 a chord is a secant,
ANSWER: FALSE

2 a secant is a part of a chord,

ANSWER: FALSE

3 A chord is a part of a secant.

ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

1. The x-intercept of the line 2x – 3y = 6 is 3.

ANSWER: TRUE

2. The y-intercept of the line x + y = 3 is 3

ANSWER: TRUE

3. The x-intercept of the line y = 2x + 4 is 4.

ANSWER: FALSE

ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

1. The lines y = 2x + 1 and y = -2x + 1 are perpendicular.

ANSWER: FALSE
2. The lines y = x + 1 and y = 2 – x are perpendicular.
ANSWER: TRUE

3. The lines x + y = 2 and y = 3 – x are parallel

ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND4B: TRUE OR FALSE

1.The equation of the x-axis is x = 0

ANSWER: FALSE

2. The equation of the y-axis is x = 0

ANSWER: TRUE

3. An x-intercept of a curve cannot fall on the y-axis.

ANSWER: FALSE [origin (0, 0)]

ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

1. The graph of f(x) = x2 – 4x + 4 has only one x-intercept.

ANSWER: TRUE

2. The graph of a quadratic function has only one y-intercept.

ANSWER: TRUE

3. The graph of a function can have more than one y- intercept.

ANSWER: FALSE

ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

1. The altitudes of a triangle intersect at a point inside the triangle.

ANSWER: FALSE

2 .The angle bisectors of a triangle intersect at a point inside the triangle.

ANSWER: TRUE

3. The perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle intersect at a point inside

the triangle.
ANSWER: FALSE

ROUND 4B : TRUE OR FALSE

1. The point A(0, 0) lies on the graph of y = x3 - 3x2 + 4x

ANSWER: TRUE

2. The point A(0, 0) lies on the graph of y = 4sinx

ANSWER: TRUE

3. The point A(0, 0) lies on the graph of y = 2cosx – 2

ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 4A : TRUE OR FALSE

1. The graph of y = - √x is the same as that of y = √(-x)

ANSWER: FALSE

2. If f(x) = -3x3 + 2x2 – 5x + 7, then f(-x) = 3x3 + 2x2 + 5x + 7

ANSWER: TRUE

3. The graph of y = (-x)4 is a reflection in the x-axis of that of y = x4.

ANSWER: FALSE

ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

1 The lines with equations x + y = 1 and x – y = 1 are perpendicular

ANSWER: TRUE

2 The lines with equations 2x + y = 1 and 2x – y = 1 are perpendicular

ANSWER: FALSE

3 The lines with equations x – y = 3 and y – x = 5 are parallel

ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

In the x-y plane,

1 the equation x = 2 represents a point in the plane,

ANSWER: FALSE

2 the inequality y > 0 defines the region above the x-axis,

ANSWER: TRUE

3 the equations x = 2 and y = 3 determine a point in the plane.

ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 4A : TRUE OR FALSE

1 The longest chord of a circle is the diameter.

ANSWER: TRUE

2 An arc of a circle consists of two points on the circumference of the circle.

ANSWER: FALSE

3 The ratio of the diameter to the circumference of a circle is exactly 22/7.

ANSWER: FALSE

ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

1 An angle bisector is a ray that divides the angle into two angles.
ANSWER: FALSE

2 A median of a triangle is a segment from a vertex to the opposite side.

ANSWER: FALSE

3 If two lines intersect perpendicularly, the vertically opposite angles are right
angles.
ANSWER: TRUE

In the cartesian plane,

1 the equation of the y- axis is y = 0,

ANSWER: FALSE

2 the equation x = 4 represents a point on the x-axis,

ANSWER: FALSE

3 the equation of the x-axis is y = 0.

ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 4B : TRUE OR FALSE

1 One and only one straight line can be drawn through any two points in a plane.
ANSWER: TRUE

2 Two distinct lines in a plane can intersect in at most one point.

ANSWER: TRUE

3 Two lines in a plane can intersect in more than one point.

ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

1 In a right angle triangle, the hypothenuse is the longest side.

ANSWER: TRUE

2 In an isosceles right angle triangle, if the length of the legs is x, the length of the
hypothenuse is x√3.
ANSWER: FALSE

3 The midpoint of the hypothenuse of a right angle triangle is equidistant from all
three vertices of the triangle.
ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

1 The point A(1, 1) is on the line with equation x + y = 3

ANSWER: FALSE

2 The point A(2, 4) is on the quadratic curve y = x2

ANSWER: TRUE

3 The point A(1, -1) is on the line with equation 5x + 3y = 2

ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 3: TRUE OR FALSE

1 The slope of the line through the points (2, 2) and (3, 3) is 3/2.
ANSWER: FALSE

2 The slope of the line through the points (-3,1) and (-3, 5) is 0 (zero).
ANSWER: FALSE

3 The graph of x = 3 in the coordinate plane is the single point (3, 0)

ANSWER: FALSE

ROUND 3: TRUE OR FALSE

1 The line y = x intersects the circle x2 + y2 = 1 in 2 points

ANSWER: TRUE

2 A line and a circle intersect at 2 points or not at all.

ANSWER: FALSE

3 Two distinct circles can intersect in only one point.

ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 3: TRUE OR FALSE

1 The point (2, -3) is in the second quadrant

ANSWER: FALSE

2 The point (4, 0) is in the first quadrant

ANSWER: FALSE

3 The distance between the points (a, b) and (c, d) is

ANSWER: FALSE
ROUND 3: TRUE OR FALSE

1 A graph represents a function if any vertical line meets the graph in at most one
point
ANSWER: TRUE

2 A graph represents a one to one function if any vertical line meets it in at least
one point
ANSWER: FALSE

3 A graph represents an onto function if any horizontal line meets it in at least one
point.
ANSWER: TRUE

CONTEST 57

ROUND 3: TRUE OR FALSE

In the Cartesian plane

1 the lines x = 2 and y = 2 are perpendicular

ANSWER: TRUE

2 the lines x = 5 and x = -5 are parallel

ANSWER: TRUE

3 the lines x + y = 1 and x – y = 1 are perpendicular

ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 3: TRUE OR FALSE

1 Every line in the coordinate plane has an equation in the slope-intercept form
ANSWER: FALSE [ example: x = 2 has no slope –intercept form]

2 The line with equation 2x + y = 2 has slope -2 and y-intercept 2.

ANSWER: TRUE

3 The lines with equations y = 2x and y = -2x are perpendicular

ANSWER: FALSE
ROUND 3: TRUE OR FALSE

1 If a line bisects an angle of a triangle and is perpendicular to the opposite side,

then it bisects that side.
ANSWER: TRUE

2 If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, then the opposite sides are
congruent.
ANSWER: TRUE

3 Line segments from a point on the perpendicular bisector of a line segment to

the ends of the segment are congruent.
ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 3: TRUE OR FALSE

For a graph to represent a function,

1 a vertical straight line should meet the graph in at most one point
ANSWER: TRUE

2a horizontal straight line should meet the graph in at least one point.
ANSWER: FALSE

3any line should intersect the graph in at least one point.

ANSWER: FALSE

CONTEST 64
ROUND 3: TRUE OR FALSE
1 The graph of y = (x – 2)2 has only one x-intercept
ANSWER: TRUE

2 The graph of y = x3 – 1 has three x-intercepts

ANSWER: FALSE

3 The graph of y = x2 – 1 has two x-intercepts

ANSWER: TRUE
ROUND 3: TRUE OR FALSE

1 In linear programming, the constraints are linear inequalities in the variables.

ANSWER: TRUE

2 In linear programming, the objective function is any function in the variables.

ANSWER: FALSE [linear function of the variables]

3 The graph of 2x + 3y = 12 has x-intercept (0, 4) and y- intercept (6, 0).

ANSWER: FALSE

ROUND 3: TRUE OR FALSE

1 The graph of the function y = (x – 2)2 is obtained by shifting 2 units to the right
horizontally the graph of the function y = x2.
ANSWER: TRUE

2 The graph of y = -4 is a reflection of the graph of y = 4 in the y-axis.

ANSWER: FALSE

3 The functions y = x2 + 4x + 1 and y = (x + 2)2 – 3 have the same graph

ANSWER: TRUE

ROUND 3 - TRUE OR FALSE

1. A circle is a curve.
ANSWER: True

2. Points on a circle are equidistant from the center of the circle.

ANSWER: True

3. A point in the plane whose distance from the centre of a circle in the plane is
less than the radius is inside the circle.
ANSWER: True

ROUND 3 - TRUE OR FALSE

1. When two lines are perpendicular, the product of their gradients is 1.

ANSWER: False
 2. When two lines are parallel, the difference of their gradients is zero.
ANSWER: True

3. Two lines with different gradients can intersect in more than one point.
ANSWER: False

ROUND 3 - TRUE OR FALSE

1. The locus of points which are 4cm from the point (1, 2) in a plane is a pair of
two parallel lines
ANSWER: False [circle]

2. The locus of points which are equidistant from a given line in a plane is a
pair of parallel lines in the plane.
ANSWER: True

3. The locus of points which are equidistant from two intersecting straight lines
is the bisector of the angle between them.
ANSWER: True
ROUND 3 - TRUE OR FALSE
1. The line y = 2x passes through the origin.
ANSWER: True

2. The line y = 2x + 3 passes though the point (0, 3).

ANSWER: True

3. The line x = 3 intersects the y-axis.

ANSWER: False

ROUND 3 - TRUE OR FALSE

1. In a triangle the perpendicular bisectors of the three sides meet in a point.

ANSWER: True

2. In a triangle, the angle bisectors all meet at a point.

ANSWER: True
 3. In a triangle, the altitudes bisect the sides and the angles.
ANSWER: False

ROUND 3 - TRUE OR FALSE

1. When two lines are perpendicular, the product of their slopes is -1.
ANSWER: True

2. When two lines intersect in more than one point, the two lines are the same.
ANSWER: True

3. When two line segments do not intersect, then they are parallel.
ANSWER: False

ROUND 3 : TRUE OR FALSE

1 A tangent to a curve can meet the curve in only one point

ANSWER: FALSE

2 A normal at a point on a circle passes through the center of the circle

ANSWER: TRUE

3 A tangent and the normal at the same point of a curve are perpendicular.
ANSWER : TRUE

ROUND 3: TRUE OR FALSE

1 For a graph to represent a function, a vertical line should meet the graph in at
most one point.
ANSWER: TRUE

2 For a graph to represent a function which is onto, a horizontal line should meet
the graph in at least one point.
ANSWER: TRUE

3 For a graph to represent a one-to-one function, a horizontal line should meet the
graph in at most one point.
ANSWER: TRUE
 1. A straight line with gradient m and y-intercept c has equation y = mx – c
ANSWER: False y = mx + c
2. If a function has a limit at a point, then it is defined at the point.
ANSWER: False
3. Two vectors are perpendicular if their scalar product is zero
ANSWER: True

ROUND 5: RIDDLE

1 I am a geometric entity.
2 I am generally undefined.
3 I have only length and nothing else.
4 I am composed of points.
5 I may be straight or curved.
6 I am in general unlimited in extent.
Who am I?

ANSWER: LINE

RIDDLE

1. I am a location.
2. You can find me in space or on a surface.
3. You can also locate me on a line.
4. You still do not get the point?
5. I have no size or dimension.
6. I am defined only by my position.
Who am I?

ANSWER: POINT

ROUND 5: RIDDLE

1 According to the ancient Greeks, I am that which has no part.

2 I am one of the undefined terms in Geometry.
3 I am the basic unit of geometry.
4 All other things are made of me.
5 I am normally represented by a dot.
6 Stop beating about the bush and get straight to the point.
Who am I?

ANSWER: POINT

ROUND 5: RIDDLE

My name in Latin means location.

In the plane, I may be a curve, a point or a region.
I am a set of points subject to some given condition.
For points in a plane equidistant from a fixed point, I am a circle.
For points equidistant from two fixed points A and B, I am the perpendicular
bisector of AB
Who am I?

ANSWER: LOCUS

ROUND 5 : RIDDLE

I am an ordered pair of numbers.

I am associated with a point in the coordinate plane.
Each number indicates a distance from the coordinate axes.
The first number is the abscissa.
The second number is the ordinate.
My name suggests my plurality.
Who am I?

ANSWER: COORDINATES

ROUND 5: RIDDLE

1 I occur in cartesian geometry

2 I am a distance.
3 I am a distance from a point to a line.
4 I am the shortest distance from a point to any point on the line.
5 I am given by the length of a perpendicular from the point to the given line.

Who am I?

ANSWER: PERPENDICULAR DISTANCE

ROUND 5: RIDDLE (CONTEST 13)

1 I am generally a line.
2 You can say I am a mirror line.
3 I am popularly associated with a quadratic curve.
4 I divide a quadratic curve into two symmetrical parts.
5 For an isosceles triangle there is one of me.
6 For a circle, I am infinite in number.
Who am I?

ANSWER: Line of Symmetry or Axis of Symmetry

ROUND 5: RIDDLE
1 I am simply a test.
2 I am a test in Mathematics.
3 I involve a line of undefined slope in the Cartesian plane.
4 I determine if a graph or a curve defines a function.
5 If a vertical line cuts a curve in two points, the curve does not define a function.
Who am I?

ANSWER: VERTICAL LINE TEST