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Challenging coordinate geometry exercise

0)

Describe how you would find (e.g. what method / formula to use)......

a)

The midpoint between 2 points

b)

The gradient of a line between 2 points

c)

The distance between the points

d)

The intersection between 2 lines

1)
Let P and Q be (1,3) and (9,13) respectively. Let M and M' be points on the
same straight line as PQ.
a)

Find M such that PM : MQ = 2 : 3

b)
Find M' such that PM' : QM' = 2 : 3 (deduce how this question is different from
(a)?)

c)
Find the straight line equation of PQ in the form ax + by + c = 0 where a, b
and c are integers

d)

Find the size of the acute angle between this line and the y-axis.

e)
Use 3 inequalities to describe the set of points on or inside the triangle
formed by the line, the x axis and the y axis.

2)
The coordinate of A, B and C are (-1, n), (n, m) and (m, 11). B is the midpoint
of AC. Find n and m.

3)
A (8, 0), B, C and D (-13, -14) lie on the same straight line, with both B and C
between A and D. It's given that AB : BC = 2 : 1 and BC : CD = 2 : 1 as well. Find
the coordinates of B and C.

5)
a)
Find k

It's given that A (2,5), B(4,k) and C(2k, 2) are on the same straight line.

b)
It's given that A (2,5), B(4,k) and C(m, 2) are on the same straight line
such that AB : BC = 5 : 1. Find k and m.

6)
Let O = origin and A = (13,0). Find 2 points P and P' on the line y x = 2 such
that OPA (or OP'A) are right angles.
Answer. Let the x-coordinate of P (or P') be x. Then the y-coordinate is (in terms of
x)............................

7) Sketch the inequalities below and hence find the number of integer-valued
ordered pairs (x,y) that (a) lie on the boundaries of; (b) lie inside the region defined
by......
x+y>4
y < 0.5x + 4
y > 2x - 4

8) OABC is a kite with O = the origin, A = (?, ?), B = (5,10) and C = (1,7)
a)

Find the gradient of OB.

b)
AC

The "diagonals" of a kite always crosses at right angles. Find the gradient of

c)

Find the equation for AC

d)

Find the intersection of OB and AC

e)

Hence find the coordinates of A.

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