FHMM 1034 Mathematics III Tutorial 1 1

UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

ACADEMIC SESSION 201610
FHMM1034 MATHEMATICS III
FOUNDATION IN SCIENCE

TUTORIAL 1 : COORDINATE GEOMETRY

Straight Line

1. Find the coordinates of the point which divides AB in the ratio given in the
following cases:
0 (i) A(5, 8) and B(1, 7) internally in the ratio 2 : 5.
(ii) A(3, 2) and B(4, 2) externally in the ratio 2 : 3.

2. The points A(3, 2), B(6, 4) and C(1, 2) form a triangle. The point P divides AB
internally according to the ratio 1 : 2 while the point Q divides BC internally
according to the ratio 3 : 2. The straight lines CP and AQ meet at the point T.
Determine the coordinates of the point T and find the distance BT.

3. Find the equation of the straight line which

(i) passes through the point (2, 3) and has gradient 2,

(ii) passes through the points A(1, 1) and B(9, 4).

Show that these two straight lines are perpendicular to one another.

4. Find the equation of the following straight line that

(i) passes through the point (0, 4) and is parallel to the line 2 x 3 y 5 ,

(ii) passes through the points (3, 1) and is perpendicular to the line
3x 2 y 6 0 .

5. The coordinates of the vertices A, B and C of a triangle are (2,2), (1, 1) and (1, 5)
respectively. The mid-point of BC is M. Find

(i) the equation of the straight line AM,

(ii) the equation of the straight line that passes through A and is parallel to BC.

6. ABCD is a square and AC is one of its diagonal. Given A(0, 2) and C(6, 5), find
the coordinates of the points B and D.

7. Find the perpendicular distance from the point P(1, 4) to the following lines.
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(i) 3x + 4y + 8 = 0
(ii) 5x = 12y + 9

8. Write down the distances from the point P(X, Y) to the straight lines 5x 12y + 3
= 0 and 3x + 4y 6 = 0. By equating these distances, obtain the equations of the
lines bisecting the angles between the two straight lines.

Angle between Two Lines

9. Find the acute angle between the following pairs of straight lines.
(i) x 2 y 3 0, x y40

(ii) 3 x y 2 0, x 2y 3 0

(iii) 3 x 2 y 0, x 3y 0

10. Find the equations of a pair of straight lines inclined at an angle of 45 0 to the line
2 y x 3 0 and passing through the point (3, 0).

Curve (Conic Sections)

11. Find the equation of the circle with

(i) centre (3, 2) and radius 6 unit,
(ii) centre at the origin and radius 5 unit.

12. Find
2
the centre and radius of the circle which has the equation
2
x y 4 x 6 y 12 0.

13. Find the equations of the circles with the same centre (2, 1) which each touches

(i) the y-axis

(ii) the x-axis
(iii) the line 3 x 4 y 10 0.

14. Find the equation of the circle that passes through the points (1, 8), (4, 3) and
(4, 1). Find the centre and radius of the circle.

15. If y = 2x + c is a tangent to the circle x2 + y2 + 4x 10y + 9 = 0, find the possible

values of c.
16. Find the equation of the tangents that can be drawn from the origin to the circle
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x2 + y2 6x 8y + 20 = 0.

17. Show that the following lines are tangents to the given ellipse, and find their
points of contact.
0 (i) x + 2y = 4; x2 + 4y2 = 8
x2 y2
(ii) 2x + y = 8; 1
12 16

18. Find the equation of the parabola with vertex at (0, 0) and focus at (3, 0). Graph
the equation.

19. Find the equation of the parabola with focus at (0, 4) and directrix the line y = 4.
Graph the equation.

20. Find the equation of a parabola with vertex at (0, 0) if its axis of symmetry is the
1
x-axis and its graph contains the point , 2 . Find the focus and directrix, and
2
graph the equation.

21. Find the equation of the parabola with vertex at (2,3) and focus at (0, 3). Graph
the equation.

22. Find the equation of the ellipse with centre at the origin, one focus at (3, 0), and a
vertex at (4, 0). Graph the equation.

23. Find the equation of the ellipse having one focus at (0, 2) and vertices at (0, 3)
and (0, 3). Graph the equation.

24. Find the equation for the ellipse with centre at (2, 3), one focus at (3, 3), and
one vertex at (5, 3). Graph the equation.

25. Sketch each of the following ellipses and find the

(i) centres, foci, vertices
(ii) length of the major and minor axes
x2 y2
for (a) 1
9 25
(b) x 2 16 y 2 16

26. Find the equation of the hyperbola with centre at the origin, one focus at (3, 0),
and one vertex at (2, 0). Graph the equation.
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27. Find the equation of the hyperbola having one vertex at (0, 2) and foci at (0, 3)
and (0, 3). Graph the equation.

28. Find the equation of the hyperbola with centre at (1, 2), one focus at (4, 2), and
one vertex at (3, 2). Graph the equation.

29. Sketch the following hyperbolas:

x2 y2
(i) 1
9 4
(ii) x2 y2 9

Locus
30. A point P(x, y) moves such that its distance from the point A(2, 0) is twice its
distance from the line x = 4. Find the equation of the locus of P.

31. Find the cartesian equations of the locus of points with the following parametric
equations.

(i) x t 2 1, y 3 t

3
(ii) x 3t 1, y
t 1
(iii) x 6t , y 3t 2 1

2
(iv) x 1 2t , y
t2

32. Find the coordinates of the points of intersection of the given lines and the given
curves with parametric equations in each of the following cases.

(i) y = x 6; x = 2t2, y = 4t
(ii) x 2y = 1; x = t2 2, y = 2t + 1

33. Without finding the coordinates of the points of intersection, P and Q, between
the following lines and curves,
y = 3x + 2; y2 = 6x + 8

find the coordinates of the mid-point of PQ.

P is a variable point on the curve 4 x y 16 and A is the point (1, 0). Find the
2 2
34.
equation of the locus of the mid-point of AP.
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Answers:
27 26
1. (i) , (ii) P (17, 10)
7 7

7 2 221
2. T , ; BT
3 3 3

3. (i) y 2x 1 (ii) x 2 y 1 0 m1m 2 1

4. (i) 2 x 3 y 12 0 (ii) 2x 3y 3 0

5. (i) x 2y 6 0 (ii) y 2x 2

9 1 3 13
6. B , , D ,
2 2 2 2
27
7. (i) (ii) 4
5
8. 14 x 112 y 93 ; 64 x 8 y 63

9. (i) Q 18 26' (ii) Q 81 52'

(iii) Q 37 53'

1
10. y 3 x 9 and y x 1
3
11. (i) x 2 y 2 6 x 4 y 23 0 (ii) x 2 y 2 25

12. Centre (2, 3) ; radius = 5

13. (i) ( x 2) 2 ( y 1) 2 4 or x 2 y 2 4 x 2 y 1 0

(ii) ( x 2) 2 ( y 1) 2 1 or x 2 y 2 4 x 2 y 4 0

(iii) ( x 2) 2 ( y 1) 2 16 or x 2 y 2 4 x 2 y 11 0

14. x 2 y 2 2 x 6 y 15 0 ; Centre (1, 3) ; radius = 5

15. C = 1 or 19
1 11
16. y x, y x
2 2
17. (i) (2, 1) (ii) (3, 2)

18. y 2 12 x
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y 2 1 2 x
y

x
6 4 2 2 4

19. x 2 16 y
x 2 1 6 y
y

x
6 4 2 2 4

20. y 2 8 x
y 2 8 x
y

x
4 2 2 4

4
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21. ( y 3) 2 8( x 2)
2
y 8 x
y

x
6 4 2 2 4

x2 y2
22. 1
16 7
x2 y2
1
16 7
y

x
4 2 2 4

4
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x2 y2
23. 1
5 9
x2 y2
1
5 9
y

x
4 2 2

( x 2) 2 ( y 3) 2
24. 1

9 8

2 2
x 2 y 3
1
9 8
y

x
2 2 4

6
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x2 y2
25. (a) 1
9 25
Centre = (0, 0)
Vertices = (0, 5)
Foci = (0, 4)
Length of major axis = 10
Length of minor axis = 6

x2 y2
1
9 25
y

x
4 2 2

x2 y2
(b) x 2 16 y 2 16 1
16 1
Centre = (0, 0)
Vertices = (4, 0)
Foci = ( 15, 0)
Length of major axis = 8
Length of minor axis = 2

x2 16 y2 16
y

x
4 2 2 4

2
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x2 y2
26. 1
4 5
x2 y2
1
4 5
y

x
4 2 2 4

y2 x2
27. 1
4 5
y2 x2
1
4 5
y

x
4 2 2 4

4
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( x 1) 2 ( y 2) 2
28. 1
4 5
2 2
x 1 y 2
1
4 5
y

x
4 2 2 4

2 2
29. (i) Asymptotes: y x; y x (ii) Asymptotes: y x; y x
3 3
y

2
2

x
6 4 2 2 4 x
6 4 2 2 4

2
2

4 4

30. 3 x 2 36 x y 2 60 0

31. (i) ( y 3) 2 x 1 (ii) ( x 4) y 9

(iii) x 2 12( y 1) (iv) y ( x 1) 2 8

32. (i) ( 2, 4), (18,12) (ii) ( 1, 1), ( 23,11)

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33. , 1
3

34. 4 x2 y2 4 x 3 0