Worksheet – 6

MAY’ 23

Further Pure Mathematics

Coordinate Geometry

Prepared by Faisal Mizan

Senior Teacher of Mastermind
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Coordinate Geometry - 1

Length:

1. Find the length of the line segment joining:

(a) and , (b) and , (c) and ,

(d) and , (e) and , (f) and ,

(g) and , (h) and , (i) and .

2. Classify triangle as either equilateral, isosceles or scalene:

i. , , ii. , ,

iii. , , iv. , ,

v. , , vi. , ,

3. The point is equidistant from and . Find the value of .

4. If the point is equidistant from the points and , find the value of .

Answers: (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (f) , (g) , (h) , (i) , [2] (i) isosceles, (ii) scalene,

(iii) isosceles, (iv) isosceles, (v) equilateral, (vi) isosceles, [3] , [4] ,

Midpoint:

1. Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the line segment joining:

(a) and , (b) and , (c) and ,

(d) and , (e) and , (f) and .

2. The coordinates of the midpoint of the line segment joining and , are .

Find the value of and the value of .

3. is the diameter of a circle with centre C. If is and is , find the coordinate of

4. is a diameter of a circle with centre . Find the coordinate of given that is

5. Triangle has vertices , , . Find the length of the line segment from to the

midpoint of .

6. (i) Find the mid points of , and as

(ii) Find the length of , ,

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Answers: [1] (a) (b) (c) , (d) , (e) , (f) , [2] ,

[3] [4] , [5] , [6] (i) , , , (ii) , ,

Gradient:

1. Find the gradient of the line for each of the following pairs of points.

(a) and , (b) and , (c) and

(d) and , (e) and , (f) and .

2. Write down the gradient of lines perpendicular to a line with gradient

(a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) .

3. The gradient of two lines are listed below. Which of the line pairs are perpendicular?

(a) , 3 (b) 5, (c) (d) (e)

(f) (g) (h)

4. Two vertices of a rectangle are and .

(a) Find the gradient of . (b) Find the gradient of .

5. The midpoint of the line segment joining and is .

The point has coordinates . Show that is perpendicular to .

6. The vertices of a triangle are and . Find the possible values of is

angle is .

7. and .

(a) Find the gradient of and the gradient of .

(b) Use your answer to part a to decide whether or not the points and are collinear.

8. The coordinates of points are , and .

Find the value of is and are collinear.

9. Given

a. Illustrate the points on a set of axes. b. Show that triangle is isosceles.

c. Find the midpoint of d. Use gradient to verify that is perpendicular to .

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10. Given , and , where is the midpoint of and is the midpoint of

a. Illustrate the points and on a set of axes.

b. Show that is parallel to using gradients. c. Show that is half the length of

Answers: [1] (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , (f) , [2] (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , (e) , [4] (a) , (b) ,

[6] [7] (a) , (b) not collinear, [8] , [9] (c)

Coordinate Geometry - 2

Equation of a line:

1. Find the equation of the line with

(a) gradient and passing through the point

(b) gradient and passing through the point

(c) gradient and passing through the point .

2 . Find the equation of the line passing through

(a) and , (b) and , (c) and .

3. Find the intersection point of each pair of lines:

(a) and , (b) and ,

(c) and , (d) and .

4. Line has equation . Line passes through and .

(a) Find the equation of . (b) Find the intersection point of and .

5. Find the coordinates of .

6. In the diagram alongside, a line has been drawn through , perpendicular

to the . The point of intersection of the lines is . Find:

(a) the equation of (b) the equation of

(c) the coordinates of .

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7. is parallel to and is perpendicular to .

(a) Find the coordinates of .

Given that & are midpoints of & respectively. Find

(b) the coordinates of and , (c) the length of , (d) the area of

8. is a trapezium in which is parallel to , and . Find

(a) the coordinates of , (b) the lengths of and ,

(c) the area of .

(d) Given that & are produced to meet at . Find .

9. is a trapezium in which is parallel to , and .

(a) Find the coordinates of .

(b) Given that and are the midpoints of and

respectively. Find .

10. The points and have coordinates and respectively. Find:

(a) to 3 significant figures, the distance ,

(b) the coordinates of the point on the line segment such that .

(c) Find the equation of a line through and perpendicular to .

11. The point has coordinates and the point has coordinates . The point divides in

the ratio .

(a) Find the coordinates of . (b) Find the equation of a line through and parallel to .

12. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of given:

(a) and , (b) and ,

(c) and , (d) and .

13. (i) (ii)

Find the coordinate and Find the coordinate and

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14. The figure shows a quadrature in which the points and lie on the -axis and -axis

respectively. is the point and the equation of is

If and are perpendicular to , find:

(i) The coordinate of and of . (ii) The equation of .

(iii) The coordinate of . (iv) The length of .

(v) The area of

15. The diagram shows a rectangle whose diagonals

meet at . The coordinates of and are and

respectively, and the equation of is . Find:

(i) The equation of and of .

(ii) The coordinate of , and .

(iii) Area of .

(iv) Show, that is an isosceles triangle.

16. The diagram, which is not drawn to scale, shows an isosceles triangle in which .

The coordinates of and are and respectively. Given that the gradient of is and that

the perpendicular from to meets at , find: (i) The equation of and of .

(ii) The coordinate of .

(iii) The coordinate of .

(iv) The length of the perpendicular .

(v) The area of .

Answers: [1] (a) , (b) , (c) , [2] (a) , (b) , (c)

, [3] (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , [4] (a) , (b) , [5] ,
[6] (a) , (b) , (c) , [7] (a) , (b) , , (c) , (d)

, [8] (a) , (b) , , (c) , (d) , [9] (a) ,(b) ,

[10] (a) unit, (b) , [11] (a) (5, 8), (b) , [12] (i) , (ii) , (iii)
, (iv) , [13] (i) , , (ii) , , [14] (i) , , (ii) ,
(iii) , (iv) 13.6, (v) 135, [15] (i) , (ii) , , ,
(iii) 6.5, [16] (i) , , (ii) , (iii) , (iv) 5, (v) 50,

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