Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman FHMM1034 Mathematics III (201610)

Week 1 Pre-Tutorial 1 COORDINATE GEOMETRY

1. Find the midpoint of the segment joining the points (4, -2) and (-8,6).
2. Find the distance between the points (3, -2) and (6,4).
3. What is the slope of the line passing through the points (4,6) and (-1,-2)?
4. M is the midpoint of AB . The coordinates of A are (-2,3) and the coordinates of M are
(1,0). Find the coordinates of B.
5. Find AB.

6. Which point satisfies the linear quadratic system y = x + 3 and y = 5 x2?

7. Find the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is 2y + 6x = 24.
8. Find the midpoint of the segment connecting the points (a, b) and (5a, -7b).
9. Find the radius of a circle whose diameter has endpoints (-3, -2) and (7, 8).
10. Find the equation of the line parallel to the line whose equation is y = 6x + 7 and whose
y-intercept is 8.
11. (SPM 1993) Point P and point Q have a coordinate of (4,1) and (2, 4). The straight line
QR is perpendicular to PQ cutting x-axis at point R. Find
(a) the gradient of PQ
(b) the equation of straight line QR
(c) the coordinates of R.

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12. (SPM 2001) Given the points P(8, 0) and Q(0, -6). The perpendicular bisector of PQ
intersects the axes at A and B. Find
(a) the equation of AB
(b) the area of AOB , where O is the origin.

13. (SPM 2002) Given that A(1, 2) and B(2, 1) are two fixed points. Point P moves such
that the ratio of AP to PB is always 1: 2.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Show that the locus of P is x2 + y2 +4x + 6y +5 = 0.

Show that the point C(0, -5) lies on this locus.
Find the equation of the line AC.
Given that the line AC cuts the locus of P again at point D. Find the
coordinates of D.

14. (SPM 2003) A point P moves along the arc of a circle with centre A(2, 3). The arc passes
through Q(-2, 0) and R(5, k).
(a)

(b)

Find
(i)
the equation of the locus of P,
(ii)
the values of k.
The tangent to the circle at point Q intersects the y-axis at point T.
Find the area of triangle OQT.

15. (SPM 2004) Diagram 1 shows a straight line CD which meets a straight line AB at the
point D. The point C lies on the y-axis.
y
Diagram 1
C
O

x
B(9, 0)

A(0, -6)

(a) Write down the equations of AB in the form of intercepts.

(b) Given that 2AD = DB , find the coordinates of D.
(c) Given that CD is perpendicular to AB, find the y-intercept of CD.
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16. (SPM 2005) In Diagram 5, ABC = 90 and the equation of the straight line BC is
2y + x + 6 = 0.
A (-4, 9)
y
Diagram 5

B
x

(a)

Find
(i) the equation of the straight line AB
(ii) the coordinates of B

(b)

The straight line AB is extended to a point D such that AB : BD = 2 : 3.

Find the coordinates of D.

(c)

A point P moves such that its distance from point A is always 5 units.
Find the equation of the locus of P.

17. (SPM 2006) Diagram 3 shows the triangle AOB where O is the origin. Point C lies on the
straight line AB.
A(-3, 4)

y
Diagram 3
C
O

B(6, -2)

(a)
(b)

Calculate the area, in units2, of triangle AOB.

Given that AC : CB = 3 : 2, find the coordinates of C.

(c)

A point P moves such that its distance from point A is always twice its distance from
point B.
(i)
Find the equation of locus of P,
(ii)
Hence, determine whether or not this locus intercepts the y-axis.

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Answer
1. (-2, 2)
2.

45

8
5
4. (4,-3)

3.

5. 7 2
6. (-2, 1) and (1, 4)
1
7.
3
8. (3a, -3b)
9. 5 2
10. y = 6x + 8
3
11. (a)
2

(b) 2x 3y + 8 = 0
49
24

12. (a) 4x + 3y 7 = 0

(b)

13. (c) y 3x 5

8 1
(d) D ,
5 5

14. (a) (i) x2 y 2 4 x 6 y 12 0

8
unit 2
3
x y
15. (a) 1
9 6
16. (a) (i) y 2 x 17

(c) (-4, 0)

(ii) k 7, 1

(b)

(b) D(3, -4)

(c)

1
2

(ii) B(8,1)

(b) D(14, 11)

(c) x2 y 2 8x 18 y 72 0
17. (a) 9

12 2
(b) C ,
5 5

(c) (i) x2 y 2 18x 8 y 45 0

(ii) No since b2 4ac 0