NAME

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Coordinate Geometry & Graphs – 29 marks

QUESTION WORKING SPACE M
1 Write down the coordinates of the Food Court. 1

The coordinates of the Food Court

are

_________________

2 Find the length of the hypotenuse AB. If A is (-3, -1) and B is (2, 3). 2
Find the interval AB.
Leave your answer as a surd.

3 State whether the line’s gradient is positive, 1

negative or neither.

Circle the correct answer.

Positive

Negative

Neither

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4 4

Using the graph above.

a) Give the coordinates for A.

b) Give the coordinates for B.

c) What is the length of the interval AB (correct to 1 decimal place).

5 The distance between the points (5, 6) and (2, 2) is 2

6 Find the midpoint of the interval joining (2, 7) and (12, 9) 2

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7 What is the x-intercept of the graph of y = - 3x + 6? 1

Circle the correct answer.

A -3 B 2 C 3 D 6

8 Complete the sentence 1

Parallel lines have the same ______________________.

9 Draw a line on the graph that has zero gradient. 1

10 In the linear function y = mx + b, what does the b represent? 1

a. x-intercept
b. y-intercept
c. gradient
d. a circle

11 Write down the equation of a line whose gradient is 8 and crosses the y-axis at 3. 1

12 Using the equation y = x − 9 2

The gradient is ________ The y- intercept is ____________

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13 4

Using the graph above, answer the following questions to find the equation of the line.

Is the gradient positive or negative? __________________________

What is the gradient of the line? __________________________

What is the y-intercept of the line? __________________________

What is the equation of the line? __________________________

14 Test whether the point (1, 3) lies on the line y = 3x + 2 2

Circle the correct answer: The point (1, 3) lies on the line YES NO

15 Find the equation of the line parallel to the x-axis through the point (3, 6). 1

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16. m varies directly with p. 1

If m = 8 when p = 48, find p when m = 16.

17. The table below represents, y = x2. 3

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y

b) Graph the points on the number plane.

c) The graph of y = x2 is called a ___________________.

Year 9 Intermediate Maths Paper – Coordinate Geometry

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FORMULA SHEET FOR STUDENTS

Distance Formula
d = (x2 − x1 )2 + (y2 − y1 )2

Midpoint Formula
!x +x y +y $
M =# 1 2 , 1 2 &
" 2 2 %

Gradient formula
rise
m=
run

y2 − y1
    = 
x2 − x1

Equation of a Straight Line

y = mx + b

Year 9 Intermediate Maths Paper – Coordinate Geometry