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Oniel Francis
What is coordinate geometry?
y=mx+c
So named because of the variables m and c which represent the
slope(gradient) and the y –intercept respectively
Point Slope Form
y - y1 = m (x - x1).
The point slope form is useful if the slope m and a point (x1 , y1)
through which the line passes are known.
Example 2: The equation of a line that passes through the point (5 , 7)
and has slope - 3 may be written as follows:
y - 7 = - 3 (x - 7)
The General Form
Ax + By + C = 0
Note:
1. A, B and C cannot be rational numbers (fractions)
2. A must be a positive integer
-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-2
Changing from slope intercept to general form
ta-daaaaaaa !!!
1. y= +1
2. 3y = 12x – 4
3. y = 5x -
4. =- +4
The general form
and intercepts
Remember :
At the y intercept the value of x =0
ie(0,y)
X intercept
let y = 0
2x -5(0) + 10 = 0
2x = -10
X = -5 therefore the x intercept is ( -5, 0)
Y intercept
Let x = 0
2(0) -5y + 10 = 0
-5y + 10 = 0
-5y = -10
Y=2 therefore the y intercept is (0 , 2)
The gradient/slope of a straight line
The slope of a line can positive, negative, zero or undefined
Positive Slope
Negative Slope
ZERO SLOPE
UNDEFINED SLOPE
Slope/ Gradient Formula
The midpoint of a line
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NpB3WPuBMT4hHcVEh1mdHtzMCJfKPnJK/view?usp=driv
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Parallel lines
Gradient/Slope is a measure of the angle of a line from the horizontal, and since
parallel lines must have the same angle, then parallel lines have the same slope
IE. Gradient tells steepness and parallel line have the same steepness
Hence equal slopes!!!
Given that the lines represented by y=m1x + c and y = m2x + c are parallel. We can
conclude that :
m1 = m2
Perpendicular lines
If you visualize a line with positive slope (so it's an increasing line), then
the perpendicular line must have negative slope (because it will have to
be a decreasing line). So perpendicular lines have slopes which have
opposite signs.
The other "opposite" thing with perpendicular slopes is that their values
are reciprocals; that is, you take the one slope value, and flip it upside
down.
Put both together and you get that the slope of a perpendicular line
is the "negative reciprocal" of the slope of the original line
Perpendicular lines
Think about it !
Because both lines are parallel we know that m1 = m2 therefore rearranging the original equation
gives y = 3x +6
m=3
y – 7 = 3(x – 4) simplifying
0= 3x – y -12 + 7
Therefore 0 = 3x – y -5
Writethe equation of the line in general form perpendicular to the line y
= -5x +1 and passing through the point (2, -1)
Remember if l1 and l2 are perpendicular then if the gradient of
l1= m l2 = -
Note : m1 x m2 = -1
Therefore -5 x m2 = -1
-5 m2 = -1 (dividing by -5)
m2 =
STEP2. Insert the given point and the gradient we found into the slope point equation.
y - y1 = m (x - x1).
y –(-1) = ( x – 2)
y+1=
0 = - y - (remember no fractions)
multiply by 5
0 = x – 5y -2 -5
0 = x – 5y - 7
Try These
By adding line segments to form a right angled triangle we can use Pythagoras’ Theorem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzd1UgemJPM
Now we know that to find the length of a line segment we simple need to use the formula:
Length =
1) What is the distance between the points C(-2, 3) and D(0, 5)?
length =
=
=
Try these
y = 3x – 3
Let x equal to 10
y = 30 – 3
Giving y = 27
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1UUUj2tghBHJFjnRqni6MDMInLsbGHSja/edit?usp=docslist_
api&filetype=msword
Sample Problems
1.) Find the coordinates of all points where the given lines or parabola and line intersect
each other.
a) 0 = 6x – y + 11 y - 2x + 5 = 0
b) y = 2x 2 - 8x + 1 y = -4x - 1
Lets see what you have learnt
Consider the line t given by the equation: 2x + 5y + 30 = 0