Senior Secondary Oxford Mathematics for the New Century 4A 2 Equations of Straight Lines

Lesson Worksheet 4A02 2.1 (Lite) Solutions

Instant Drill
1.1 Slope of L
= tan 65°
= 2.14, cor. to 3 sig. fig.

1.2 Slope of L
= tan 80°
= 5.67, cor. to 3 sig. fig.

2.1 tan  = 3
 = 71.6°, cor. to 3 sig. fig.

2.2 tan  = 0.5

 = 26.6°, cor. to 3 sig. fig.

3.1 (a) Slope of L

(b) Let  be the inclination of L.

tan  =

 = 56°, cor. to the nearest degree

∴ The inclination of L is 56°.

3.2 (a) Slope of L

(b) Let  be the inclination of L.

tan  =

 = 41°, cor. to the nearest degree

∴ The inclination of L is 41°.

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Senior Secondary Oxford Mathematics for the New Century 4A 2 Equations of Straight Lines

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Senior Secondary Oxford Mathematics for the New Century 4A 2 Equations of Straight Lines

3.3 (a) Slope of L

(b) Let  be the inclination of L.

tan  =
 = 68°, cor. to the nearest degree
∴ The inclination of L is 68°.

4.1 (a) With the notations in the figure, y

L1
 + 90° = 125° (ext. Ð of △) L2
 = 35°
∴ The inclination of L2 is 35°. 125
 x
O
(b) Slope of L2
= tan 
= tan 35°
= 0.700, cor. to 3 sig. fig.

4.2 (a) With the notations in the figure, y

L1
 + 35° = 80° (ext. Ð of △) L2
 = 45°
∴ The inclination of L2 is 45°.

35
(b) Slope of L2
= tan   80
x
O
= tan 45°
=1

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Senior Secondary Oxford Mathematics for the New Century 4A 2 Equations of Straight Lines

4.3 (a) With the notations in the figure, y

 + 54° = 130° (ext. Ð of △) L1
L2

 = 76° 
x
= (vert. opp. Ðs) 54  O

= 76°
130
∴ The inclination of L2 is 76°.

(b) Slope of L2
= tan 
= tan 76°
= 4.01, cor. to 3 sig. fig.

Challenging Question
(a) With the notations in the figure, y
a = 48° (vert. opp. Ðs) L1 L2

a + b + 92° = 180° (Ð sum of △) c x

92 b O
b = 180°  92°  48°
a
= 40°
c=b (vert. opp. Ðs) 48
= 40°
∴ The inclination of L2 is 40°.

(b) Slope of L2
= tan c
= tan 40°
= 0.839, cor. to 3 sig. fig.

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