ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY
Mr Sithole Trigonometry Grade 10 2023
NEWTON'S LAW OF COOLING
The rate of change of an object's temperature is directly
proportional to the difference in temperature between the
object and its immediate surroundings (ambient temperature)
dT
k T Tm ; T 0 T0 ; k 0
dt
T
T0
Tm
0 tk t
ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
WELL KNOWN FORMULAE
Given on formula sheet
Distance between A and B Mid-point of line AB Gradient of AB
x1 x2 y1 y2 y y
d x2 x1 y2 y1 m 2 1
2 2
M ;
2 2 x2 x1
y
A x1 ; y1 IMPORTANT FACTS :
M AB CD mAB mCD AB CD mAB mCD 1
B x2 ; y2
collinear points lie on the same
x straight line. If A, B, and C are
Mr Sithole AG Grade 12 2023 collinear then mAB mBC mAC
ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY
y2 y1 x1 x2 y1 y2
d x2 x1 x2 x1 m M y mx c
2 2
ACTIVITY 1 ;
x2 x1 2 2
1.1 Write down the coordinates of A, B, C.
1.2 Determine the lengths of:
1.2.1 AB, AC, and CB leave answers in simplest
surd form. B
1.3 Determine the perimeter of ABC.
A
1.4 Determine the:
1.4.1 gradient of AB and BC.
1.4.2 coordinates of M, the midpoint of AC.
1.4.3 gradient of the line parallel to AB, passing
through M.
1.5 Determine the:
C
1.5.1 equation of the line BC
1.5.2 equation of the line AB
