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1 The coordinates of P are (−3, 8) and the coordinates of Q are (9, −2).
(a) Calculate the length PQ.
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(b) Find the equation of the line parallel to PQ that passes through the point (6, −1).
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(c) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ.
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[Total: 10]
2 (a) Complete this table of values for y = 2x.
x 0 1 2 3
y 0.125 0.5 2 4 8
[2]
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(b) On the grid, draw the graph of y = 2x for −3 ≤ x ≤ 3.
y
8
x
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
–1
[4]
(c) Use your graph to solve 2x = 5.
Answer(c) x = ................................................... [1]
(d) Find the equation of the line joining the points (1, 2) and (3, 8).
Answer(d) ................................................... [3]
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(e) By drawing a suitable line on your graph, solve .
Answer(e) x = .............................. or x = .............................. [2]
[Total: 12]
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y
6
A
5
4
3
2
1
–8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 x
–1
–2
–3
B
–4
–5
–6
–7
–8
A is the point (−6, 5) and B is the point (−2, −3).
(a) Find the equation of the straight line, l, that passes through point A and point B.
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.
y = ................................................... [2]
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(b) Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to l and passes through the origin.
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[Total: 4]
4 Find the gradient of the line that is perpendicular to the line .
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[Total: 2]
5 A is the point (7, 2) and B is the point (−5, 8).
(a) Calculate the length of AB.
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(b) Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to AB and that passes through the point (−1, 3).
Give your answer in the form .
y = ................................................... [4]
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(c) AB is one side of the parallelogram ABCD and
• where and
• the gradient of BC is 1
• .
Find the coordinates of D.
( .................... , .................... ) [4]
[Total: 11]
6 A rhombus ABCD has a diagonal AC where A is the point (−3, 10) and C is the point (4, −4).
(a) Calculate the length AC.
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(b) Show that the equation of the line AC is .
[2]
(c) Find the equation of the line BD.
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[Total: 9]
7 Line L passes through the points (0, −3) and (6, 9).
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(a) Find the equation of line L.
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(b) Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to line L and passes through the point (0, 2).
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[Total: 5]
8 A straight line joins the points A (−2, -3) and C (1, 9).
(a) Find the equation of the line AC in the form y = mx + c.
y = ................................................... [3]
(b) Calculate the acute angle between AC and the x-axis.
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(c) ABCD is a kite, where AC is the longer diagonal of the kite.
B is the point (3.5, 2).
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(i) Find the equation of the line BD in the form y = mx + c.
y = ................................................... [3]
(ii) The diagonals AC and BD intersect at (−0.5, 3).
Work out the co-ordinates of D.
( .............................. , .............................. ) [2]
[Total: 10]
9 The diagram shows a straight line L.
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(a) Find the equation of line L.
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(b) Find the equation of the line perpendicular to line L that passes through (9, 3).
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[Total: 6]
10 A is the point (2, 3) and B is the point (7, −5).
Find the equation of the line through A that is perpendicular to AB.
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.
y = ................................................... [4]
[Total: 4]
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The diagram shows the points C(–1, 2) and D(9, 7).
Find the equation of the line perpendicular to CD that passes through the point (1, 3).
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.
y = ................................................... [4]
[Total: 4]
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(a) Write down the co-ordinates of A.
( .................... , .................... ) [1]
(b) Find the equation of line l in the form y = mx + c.
y = ................................................... [3]
(c) Write down the equation of the line parallel to line l that passes through the point B.
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(d) C is the point (8, 14).
(i) Write down the equation of the line perpendicular to line l that passes through the point C.
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(ii) Calculate the length of AC.
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(iii) Find the co-ordinates of the mid-point of BC.
( .................... , .................... ) [2]
[Total: 14]
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13 The line PQ has equation and point P has co-ordinates (6, 10).
Find the equation of the line that passes through P and is perpendicular to PQ.
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.
y = ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
14 P is the point (16, 9) and Q is the point (22, 24).
(a) Find the equation of the line perpendicular to PQ that passes through the point (5, 1).
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.
y = ................................................... [4]
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(b) N is the point on PQ such that PN = 2NQ.
Find the co-ordinates of N.
( .................... , .................... ) [2]
[Total: 6]
15 Find the equation of the straight line that is perpendicular to the line and passes through the
point (1, 3).
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[Total: 3]
16 The point P has co-ordinates (10, 12) and the point Q has co-ordinates (2, −4).
Find
(a) the co-ordinates of the mid-point of the line PQ,
( .............................. , .............................. ) [2]
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(b) the gradient of the line PQ,
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(c) the equation of a line perpendicular to PQ that passes through the point (2, 3).
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[Total: 7]
