Question 1: Question 3:

y Solutions by scale drawing will not be accepted for this question.

A(1, 4) y

C(9, 2)
x Q (2, 7)
0 P

B (7, − 6)

In the following diagram, A(1, 4), B (7, − 6) and C(9, 2) are points on a
R
circle. S (3, 1)
x
(a) Find the gradient O
(i) AC,
(ii) BC.
The diagram shows a parallelogram PQRS such that the point P lies on
(b) Show that AB is the diameter of the circle. the positive y-axis. The coordinates of points Q and S are (2, 7) and (3,
(c) Hence, find the centre of the circle. 1) respectively and PS = 34 units . Find the coordinates of P and of
R.
Question 2:

If ax − 4 y = 16 and 3x + by = 6 are the equations of two lines which

have infinite number of common points, find the value of (ab).

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 Question 4: (a) Find the mid-point of PQ.
(b) Find the gradient of the line joining P and Q.
Three points have coordinates A(2, 9), B(4, 3) and C (2, − 5) . The line (c) Hence, find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ.
1
through C with gradient meets the line AB produced at D. Calculate y
2

(a) the coordinates of D,

(b) the equation of the line through D perpendicular to the line
5 y − 4 x = 17 .
P (−2,3)

x
Question 5: Q(5,−1)
It is given that the equation of the line l is y = mx + 1.

(a) Find m if l is perpendicular to the line 2x + 4y – 3 = 0.

(b) Find m if l is perpendicular to the y-axis.
R (−4. − 7)
(c) Find m if l meets the axes at A and B such that the area of triangle
AOB is one square unit, where O is the origin.

Question 6:

Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The diagram below shows a ∆PQR , where P is the point (−2,3) , Q is

(5,−1) and R is (−4,−7) .

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 Question 7:

Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The coordinates of the points A and B are (−1, 10) and (11, 6)
respectively.

(a) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB.

(b) Find the coordinates of the point C at which the perpendicular
bisector of AB meets the y-axis.
(c) If ACBP is a parallelogram, find the coordinates of the point P.

Question 8:

In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus with coordinates A(2, 9) and C(8, 1).

The diagonals AC and BD cut at E. (a) Calculate the coordinates of E.

(b) Show that the equation of BD is 4 y = 3x + 5 .
It is given that the equation of AD is x + 7 y − 65 =
0.

(c) Find the equation of BC.

(d) Calculate the length of AB.
The side CA produced meets the y-axis at the point F.

(e) Calculate the coordinates of F.

(f) Find the ratio of FA : AC.

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 Question 9: Question 10:

y y

B(1, 5)
P
D(−4, t )

x
O
x
O
A(−3,−3) C (4,−1)
In the diagram, O is the origin and the points P and Q have coordinates
(3,5) and (9, 11).

(a) calculate the length of PQ,

(b) calculate the gradient of the line PQ,
In the diagram, two points have coordinates A(–3, –3) and B(1, 5).
(c) find the equation of the line PQ.
(d) find the equation of another line that is parallel to PQ and goes The points C(4, –1) and D(–4, t) lie on the perpendicular line of AB such
through the origin
that the line AB is the perpendicular to the line DC. Find

(a) the equation of the line CD.

(b) the value of t.
(c) the coordinates of the point of intersection.

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 Question 11: Question 12:

y Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

1
y =− x+2
2

P M y
Q
B
O x x − 2y + 4 = 0

E
R (0 , − 3)

x
D(2 , 0)
In the diagram, the straight line PQ intersects the straight line QR at a A
right angle at point Q. Given that the equation of the straight line PQ is
1 C (−1,−3)
y = − x + 2 , find
2

(a) the coordinates of P,

In the diagram, the points A, B and C (−1,−3) are the three vertices of a
(b) the equation of the line QR,
(c) the coordinates of point Q, triangle.
(d) the coordinates of the midpoint, M, of PQ,
(e) the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ, The line BC intersects the x-axis at point D(2, 0) and that the equation of
(f) the area of the triangle PQR. the line AB is x − 2 y + 4 = 0 .

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 (a) Show that the coordinates of B is (8, 6). (a) the gradient of AB,
The perpendicular bisector of BC intersects the line AB at the point E. (b) the equation of BC,
(c) the coordinates of C,
(b) Find the coordinates of E. (d) show that the coordinates of D is (3,6),
(c) Find area of the triangle BCE. (e) the area of the rectangle ABCD.

Question 13: Question 14:

y D The diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC. The coordinates of A

and B are given as (−3,−1) and (3, 8) respectively. F is the mid-point of
BC.
C (a) Find the equation of the line BC.
(b) Find the coordinates of points E and F.
(c) Find the coordinates of C.
(d) Find the area of ∆ABC .

2x + y = 15
A(−1,2)

B (2,−1)

In the rectangle ABCD above, A and B are the points (−1,2) and
(2,−1) respectively.

Given that C lies on the line 2 x + y = 15 , find

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 y Question 16:

Variables x and y are related by the equation ax 2 − by 2 = 1 , where a

B (3, 8) and b are constants.
The straight line graph, obtained by plotting values of y2 against x2, has
4
a gradient of and passes through the point (18, 4). Calculate the
9
E value of a and of b.
F
x
Question 17:
A (−3,−1)
xy

(0, 4)

Question 15:
(8, 2)
Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted. x2
O
A is the point (−7, 6) , B is the point (1, 2) and C is the point (−4, 0) .
The variables x and y are related in such a way that when xy is plotted
(a) Find the equation of the line parallel to AB and passing through against x2, a straight line, which passes through (0, 4) and (8, 2), is
the point C. obtained. Find y in terms of x.
(b) Calculate the area of the triangle ABC.

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 Question 18: x 0.4 1.7 2.0 2.5 3.2 4.0 5.0

In order that y =
ax
where a and b are unknown constants, may be
y − 0.5 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.75 1.8
x+b
represented by a straight line, it needs to be expressed in the form Y =
mX + c, where X and Y are each functions of x and/or y, and m and c
(a) Plot xy against x.
are constants. Insert in possible expressions for Y, X, m and c into the
(b) Use the graph to estimate the value of p and of q.
following table.

Question 20:

Y X m c In order that y = Ae − kx where A and k are unknown constants, may

ax
y= be represented by a straight line, it needs to be expressed in the form Y
x+b = mX + c, where X and Y are each functions of x and/or y, and m and c
are constants. Insert in possible expressions for Y, X, m and c into the
following table.

Question 19:

Answer the whole of this question on a single sheet of graph paper. Y X m c

The variables x and y are known to be connected by the equation y = Ae − kx

q
y = p+ , where p and q are constants. An experiment gave pairs of
x
values of x and y shown in the table.

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