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EQUATIONS OF STRAIGHT LINES

KCSE 1989 – 2012 Form 2 Mathematics

1. 1989 Q23 P1
A rhombus PQRS is such that Q lies on the x axis. The coordinates of vertices P and R are (2, 4) and (6, 2)
respectively.
Determine
(i) The coordinates of Q (4marks)
(ii) The coordinates of S (4marks)

2 1992 Q9 P2
A perpendicular is drawn from a point (3, 5) to the line 2y + x = 3. Find the equation of the
perpendicular. (3marks)

3 1995 Q 5 P1
A perpendicular to the line y -4x + 3 = 0 passes through the point ( -8, 5) Determine its equation
(2marks)

4 1997 Q 24 P1

The coordinates of the points P and Q are (1, -2) and (4, 10) respectively. A point T divides the line PQ
in the ratio 2: 1
(a) Determine the coordinates of T

(b) (i) Find the gradient of a line perpendicular to PQ


(ii) Hence determine the equation of the line perpendicular PQ and passing through T
(iii) If the line meets the y- axis at R, calculate the distance TR, to three significant figures

5 1999 Q 7 P2
The equation of a line is + 3y = 6
Find the:
(a) Gradient of the line
(b) Equation of a line passing through point (1,2) and perpendicular to the given line

6 2000 Q 1 P2
Find equation of the perpendicular to the line x + 2 y – 4 and passes through point (2,1)

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2001 Q 5 P1
7
A line L1 passes though point (1,2) and has a gradient of 5. Another line L2, is perpendicular to L1 and
meets it at a point where x = 4. Find the equation for L2 in the form of y = mx + c

2003 Q 4 P2
8
A straight line passes through points A(-3,8) and B(3, -4).Find the equation of the straight line
through(3,4) and parallel to AB. Give the answer in the form y – mx +c, and c are constants. (3mks)

2004 Q 16 P1
9 P(5,-4)and Q (-1,-2) are points on a straight line. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ:
giving the answer in the form y = mx+c. (4 mks)

2005 Q 11 P1
10
On the diagram below, the line whose equation is
7y – 3x + 30 = 0 passes through the points A and B. Point A on the x- axis while point B is equidistant
from
x- and y – axes.

Calculate the co-ordinates of the points A and B (3mks)


2005 Q 12 P2
11 Two lines L1 and L2 intersect at a point P. L1 passes through the points (-4,0) and (0,6). Given that L2
has the equation: y = 2x – 2, find, by calculation, the coordinates of P. (3 marks)

2006 Q 9 P1
12
A line with gradient of -3 passes through the points (3. k) and (k.8). Find the value of k and hence
express the equation of the line in the form of ax + by = c, where a, b, and c are constants.
2007 Q 7 P2
13
Find the equation of a straight line which is equidistant from the points ( 2,3) and ( 6, 1), expressing it
in the form ax + by = c where a, b and c are constants

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2008 Q 11 P1
14
Three vertices of a rhombus ABCD are; A(-4,-3), B(1,-1) and C(3,4) are constants.
a)Draw the rhombus on the grid provided below. (2mks)
b)Find the equation of the line AD in the form y = mx + c, where and c are constants. (2mks)

2008 Q 15 P1
15 The equation of line L1 is 2y-5x-8=0 and line L2 passes through the points (-5, 0) and (5,-4). Without
drawing the lines L1 and L2 show that the two lines are perpendicular to each other. (3mks)

2009 Q 9 P1
16 A line which joins the points A (3,k) and B (-2,5) is parallel to another line whose equation is 5y +2x =
10. Find the value of k. (3 marks)

2009 Q 14 P1
17 The diagonals of a rhombus PQRS intersect at T. Given that P(2,2),Q(3,6) and (-1,5):
(a) Draw the rhombus PQRS on the grid provided;

(b) State the coordinate of T.

2010 Q 3 P1
18 A straight line / passes through the point(3,-2) and is perpendicular to a line whose equation is 2y – 4x
=1. Find the equation of / in the form y= mx + c, where m and c are constants. (3 mks)

2011 Q 12 P1
19 Three vertices of a parallelogram PQRS are P(-1, -2),
Q(8,-5)and R(5,0).
a) On the grid provided below draw the parallelogram PQRS ( 1 mk)

b) Determine the length of the diagonal QS. ( 2 mks)

2012 Q13 P1
20 A line L passes through point (3, 1) and is perpendicular to the line 2y = 4x + 5. Determine the equation
of line L. (3marks)

2012 Q22 P1
21 The equation of a curve is y = 2x3 + 3x2
(a) Find:
(i) the x – intercept of the curve (2marks)
(ii) the y – intercept of the curve (1mark)
(b) (i) Determine the stationery points of the curve. (3marks)
(ii)For each point in (b) (i) above, determine whether it is a maximum or a minimum.
(2marks)
(c) Sketch the curve (2marks)

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