Miss Hanisah binti Azhar

CONTENT OF SLIDE:

1. Length of a line segment and midpoint

2. Parallel and perpendicular line

3. Equations of straight lines

OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the lesson, student should be able to:

1. Find the equation of a straight line when given sufficient
information.
2. Interpret and use any of the forms below in solving problems.
y  mx  c, y  y1  m  x  x1  , ax  by  c  0
1. Length of a line segment and
midpoint
Midpoint is the middle point of a line segment. To find the midpoint, M, of
the line segment PQ and the length of PQ:
Q  x2 , y2 

M  x  x y  y2 
M  1 2 , 1 
 2 2 

PQ   x2  x1    y2  y1 
2 2

P  x1 , y1 
Example 1:
The point M (3/2, -11) is the midpoint of the line segment joining the
points P(-7, 4) and Q(a, b). Find the value of a and the value of b.
2. Parallel and perpendicular line

Gradient is a measure of how steep a slope is. The gradient, m, of PQ is:

Q  x2 , y2 
m

y2  y1
m
P  x1 , y1  x2  x1
3. Equations of straight lines
The equation of straight line is y  mx  c where m is the gradient and c is the
y-intercept. Other than that, we can use another equation.
Example 2:
Find the equation of the straight line with gradient −2 that passes
through the point (4, 1).
Example 3:
Find the equation of the straight line passing through the points (−4, 3)
and (6, −2).
What we have learnt:
That’s all. Thank you.