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Secondary 3 Multiple-Choice Questions
Chapter 4 Coordinate Geometry

1. Find the equation of the straight line that passes through the points A(0, 3) and
B( 1, 0).
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(A) y = 3x – 3 (B) y = 3x – 3 (C) y = 3 x–3
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(D) y = 3 x – 3 (E) y = x – 3 ( )

2. A straight line has a gradient of 2 and passes through the point (3, 4). The equation of
the straight line is
(A) 2x – y – 2 = 0 (B) 2x – y + 2 = 0 (C) x – 2y – 2 = 0
(D) x – 2y + 2 = 0 (E) 2x – y – 10 = 0 ( )

3. Which of the following lines is parallel to the line 4y = 6x + 5?

(A) 2y + 3x = 5 (B) 2y – 3x = 57 (C) y = 6x + 5
(D) 4y + 6x = 13 (E) none of the above ( )

4. The length between points (2, 5) and ( 1, 2) is

(A) 3 2 (B) 10 (C) 5 2 (D) 58 (E) 2 13 ( )

5. The equation x = 15 represents a straight line

(A) parallel to the x-axis. (B) parallel to the y-axis.
(C) passing through the origin. (D) having a gradient of 15.
(E) having a y-intercept of 15. ( )

6. The equation y + 15 = 0 represents a straight line

(A) parallel to the x-axis. (B) parallel to the y-axis.
(C) passing through the origin. (D) having a gradient of 15.
(E) having a gradient of 15. ( )

7. In the diagram, the line l has the equation

2y = mx + 2c. The length of OA is
(A) 2 units (B) 1 unit (C) 2c units
m
(D) c units (E) 2 units
( )

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8. The distance between the points P(a, 5) and Q( 3, 2) is 5 units. The value of a must
be
(A) 1 (B) 7 (C) 7 (D) 1 or 7 (E) 7 or 1 ( )

9. The equation of the line AB in the diagram is

(A) x + 3y – 3 = 0 (B) x – 3y – 3 = 0
(C) 3x + y – 3 = 0 (D) 3x – y – 3 = 0
(E) x – 3y + 3 = 0
( )

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1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B
6. A 7. D 8. D 9. B

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Secondary 3 Mathematics Test

Chapter 4 Coordinate Geometry

1. If (3, 7) is a point on the line kx + 3y = 37, find the value of k. [2]

Using separate diagrams, sketch the graphs of
(a) y = kx2
k
(b) y = x , where k is a positive constant and x is not equal to zero in (b). [4]

2. A straight line passes through the points (0, 5) and (2, 13). Find
(a) its gradient, [1]
(b) its equation. [2]

3. The coordinates of P, Q and R are P(8, 12), Q(9, 4) and R( 5, 4) respectively. M is the mid-
point of QR. Calculate the distance of PM. [4]

4. Find the equation of the straight line

(a) passing through the point (5, 7) and parallel to the x-axis. [1]
(b) passing through the point ( 2, 5) and parallel to the y-axis. [1]

5. Find the equation of the straight line l which passes through the points (0, 1) and ( 2, 4). If
the point (k, 9) lies on l, find the value of k. [3]

6. A straight line with gradient m and y-intercept c passes through the points (2, 5) and ( 4, 9).
Find the values of m and c. [3]

7. The points (3, 2), ( 2, 5) and (5, k) lie on a straight line. Find the value of k. [2]

x y
8. The equation of the line l is 3 + 4 = 1.
(a) Find its gradient. [1]
(b) The line cuts the x-axis at A and the y-axis at B. Find the area of OAB where O is the
origin. [2]

9. Find the equation of the straight line which passes through the point ( 2, 4) and is parallel to
the line y = 2x + 5. [3]

10. Find the equation of the straight line which has a gradient of 2 and which passes through the
point (2, 1). [3]

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11. (a) Given that the line 2x + 3y = k passes through the point (2, 4), find k. [1]
(b) The line 5x + 7y = 15 is parallel to the line 2y = kx + 13. Find the value of k. [2]

12. The point ( 2, t) lies on the line 3y + 2x = 7. Find the value of t. [2]

13. The equation of a straight line is 2x + y = 8.

(a) Find the gradient of the line. [1]
(b) Given that the point ( 3, k) lies on the line, find the value of k. [2]

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14. The coordinates of the three points are A(0, 3), B(t, 0) and C(2 t, t). If AB = 2AC, find the
possible values of t. [3]

15. Given that the three points A(0, 1), B(k, 2.5) and C(2k, 4) lie on a straight line, find the value
of k. [3]

x y
16. (a) Find the gradient of the line 3 + 5 = 1. [2]
(b) The straight line y = mx + c is parallel to the line 3x + 2y = 13 and passes through the
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point (1, 1 2 ). Find the values of m and c. [3]

17. The points (2, 0) and ( 2, 7) lie on the line kx + ky + 5 = 0. Find the values of h and k.
[3]

18. Write down

(a) the gradient of the straight line 3x + 5y = 17. [1]
(b) the coordinates of the point on the line 4x – 5y = 13 which has y = 1 as its y coordinate.
[1]

19. In the diagram, the coordinates A and C are

(0, 6) and (5, 2) respectively. The line AC
produced cuts the x-axis at B, and D is a
point on the x-axis where CD is parallel to
the y-axis.

(a) Find the gradient of the line AC. [1]

(b) Find the equation of the line AB. [1]
(c) Find the coordinates of B. [1]
(d) Calculate the area of BCD. [2]

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20. The diagram shows a line segment AB where
A is the point (0, 4) and B is the point (3, 0).

(a) Find the equation of the line AB. [2]

(b) If the line AB is reflected in the y-axis,
find the equation of the image of the line.
[2]

21. (a) If the straight line 3y = k – 2x passes through ( 1, 5), find k. [1]
(b) If the gradient of the straight line (2k – 1)y + (k + 1)x = 3 is parallel to the line y = 3x – 7,
find the value of k. [2]
(c) Find the equation of the line joining the points A(1, 5) and B(7, 2). [2]

22. The coordinates of ABC are A( 4, 2), B(5, 0)

and C(4, 4).

(a) Calculate the lengths of AB, BC and AC.

[3]
(b) Show that ABC is a right-angled triangle.
[2]
(c) Calculate the area of ABC. [2]
(d) Calculate the perpendicular length from C
to AB. [2]

23. The coordinates of the points O, A and B of the

parallelogram OABC are (0, 0), (6, 3) and (10, 8)
respectively. Calculate

(a) the mid-point of OB. [1]

(b) the coordinates of C. [2]
(c) the areas of OAM, OBN and the
trapezium ABNM. [4]
(d) the area of the parallelogram OABC. [2]

24. The equation of a straight line is 2x + 5y = 20. Find

(a) the gradient of the line, [1]
(b) the coordinates of the point where the line crosses the y-axis, [1]
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(c) the coordinates of the point at which the line intersects the line x = 2 2 , [1]
(d) the equation of the line which is parallel to 2x + 5y = 20 and which passes through the
point ( 1, 7). [2]

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25. l is the line passing through the point (3, 8) and parallel to the line 2x – 3y + 5 = 0. Find the
equation of the line l. [3]

26. (a) Given that the points A( 2, 3), B(2, 2) and C(6, 1) are three vertices of the
parallelogram ABCD, find the coordinates of the point D. [3]
(b) Given also that the point E has coordinates E(5, k) and that A, B and E are collinear, find
the value of k. [2]
(c) Find the equation of the line passing through C and parallel to the line 5x – 7y = 84. [3]
(d) Given that the area of ABC is 16 units2, calculate the perpendicular distance from B to
AC, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places. [4]

27. The diagram shows part of the graph of

2
y= x 3.

(a) A point P is on the curve with coordinates

( 1, k). Find the value of k. [1]
(b) Given that the straight line y = 2x + h passes
through P, find the value of h. [1]
(c) Another straight line l, parallel to
y = 2x + h, passes through the point Q. Find
the equation of the line l. [2]

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28. The gradient of the line joining the points (5, k) and (k, 3) is 3 . Calculate the value
of k. [3]

29. Given that the coordinates of A and B are (1, 3) and (7, 1) respectively, find
(a) the gradient of AB (b) the equation of AB. [4]

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30. A line passes through the points ( 2, k) and (5, 9). If the gradient of the line is 7 , find
the value of k. This line cuts the x-axis at P and the y-axis at Q. Find the area of
OPQ, where O is the origin. [3]

31. (a) A straight line passes through P(1, 1), Q(4, 1) and R(k, 3). Find the value of k.
(b) Find the equation of a straight line passing through the points A(4, 3) and B(0, 5).
[4]
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32. (a) Find the equation of a line which has gradient 3 and which passes through the
point
( 2, 5). Give your answer for the equation in the form y = mx + c.
(b) Find the equation of the line on which both the points (0, 3) and (2, 5) lie. [6]

33. The straight line y = x + 2 cuts the x-axis at point A and the y-axis at the point B.
Calculate the area of AOB where O is the origin. [3]

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34. Write down the gradient of the straight line 2x + 3y = 4 and find the equation of the
line which is parallel to 2x + 3y = 4 and which passes through the point (1, 7). [4]

35. For all values of m, the line 2y = mx + 6 passes through a fixed point K. State the
coordinates of K. [2]

36. Find the equation of the line parallel to 3x + 4y + 15 = 0 and passing through the point
(3, 7). [3]

37. The straight line 3y = mx + c is parallel to the line 2y – 3x = 5 and passes through the
point (1, 12). Find the value of m and of c. [3]

x y
38. Given that line 4 6 = 1, find
(a) its gradient, (b) the coordinates of the point at which it cuts the line x =
8. [4]

39. The lines ky – 2x + 5 = 0 and 6y – (k + 1)x – 3 = 0 are parallel. Find the value(s) of k.
[2]

40. Three of the vertices of a parallelogram ABCD are A( 1, 5), B(5, 1) and C(6, 2).
Find the coordinates of the fourth vertex D. [3]

41. The curve x2 + y2 – 6x – 8y = 0 cuts the x-axis at points O and A and the y-axis at O
and B.
(a) Find the coordinates of O, A and B.
(b) Find the gradient of the line AB.
(c) Write down the equation of the line AB.
(d) OAB is rotated through 90 clockwise about O to OPQ. Write down the
coordinates of P and Q. [8]

42. P, Q and R are the points (8, 3), (6, k) and ( 3, 8) respectively.
(a) If P, Q and R are collinear, find k.
(b) With this value of k, find the ratio PQ : QR.
(c) RQ is produced to T so that RQ = 2QT. Find the coordinates of T. [7]

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Answers

1.

2. (a) 4 (b) y = 4x + 5

3. 180 = 13.4

4. (a) y = 7 (b) x = 2

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5. 2y + 3x = 2 ; k = 5 3

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6. m = 3
, c=63

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7. k = 45

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8. (a) 13 (b) 6

9. y = 2x + 8

10. y = 2x – 3

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11. (a) k = 8 (b) k = 1 7

2
12. t = 3 3

13. (a) 2 (b) k = 14

1 1
14. t = 4 2 or 1 2

15. k = 3

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16. (a) 13 (b) m = 1 2 ; c = 3

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17. h = 2 2 , k = 1 7

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18. (a) 5
(b) (2, 1)

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19. (a) 5
(b) 5y + 4x = 30
(c) (7.5, 0) (d) 2.5 units2

20. (a) 3y + 4x = 12 (b) 3y = 4x + 12

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21. (a) 17 (b) 7 (c) 2y + x = 11

22. (a) 85 , 17 , 68 (c) 17 (d) 3.69

23. (a) (5, 4) (b) (4, 5) (c) 9, 40, 22 (d) 18

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24. (a) 5
(b) (0, 4)
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(c) (2 2 , 3) (d) 2 x + 5y = 33

25. 3y = 2x + 5

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26. (a) D(2, 6) (b) k = 54 (c) 7y = 5x – 23 (d) 3.88 units

27. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 3y = 6x – 4

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28. 5 29. (a) 3 (b) 3y + x = 10

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30. k = 5, 33 56 31. (a) 7 (b) y = 7x – 5

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32. (a) y = 3 x + 6 3 (b) y = x + 3 33. 2 units2

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34. 3 , 3y + 2x = 23 35. (0, 3) 36. 4y + 3x + 37 = 0

1 1
37. m = 1 2 , c = 9 38. (a) 1 2 (b) (8, 6)

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39. 3, 4 40. (0, 2)

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41. (a) (0, 0) , (6, 0) , (0, 8) (b) 13
(c) 3y + 4x = 24 (d) P (0, 6) , Q (8, 0)

1 1
42. (a) 1 (b) 2 : 9 (c) (10 2 , 5 2 )

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