COORDINATE GEOMETRY (AS MATHS)

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

TOTAL = 43 MARKS

1) The point A has coordinates (1, 7) and the point B has coordinates (5, 1).
a) (i) Find the gradient of the line AB. [2]
(ii) Hence, or otherwise, show that the line AB has equation 3x + 2y = 17. [2]
b) The line AB intersects the line with equation x – 4y = 8 at the point C. Find the coordinates
of C. [3]
c) Find an equation of the line through A which is perpendicular to AB. [3]
2)

The points A(1, 7), B(20, 7) and C(p, q) form the vertices of a triangle ABC, as shown in the
diagram. The point D(8, 2) is the mid-point of AC.
a) (i) Find the value of p and the value of q. [2]
(ii) Calculate the distance between points A and C. [2]
The line l, which passes through D and is perpendicular to AC, intersects AB at E.
b) Find an equation for l, in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers. [4]
c) Find the exact x-coordinate of E. [2]
3) The points A and B have coordinates (5, -1) and (13, 11) respectively.
a) Find the coordinates of the mid-point of AB. [2]
Given that AB is a diameter of the circle C,
b) find an equation for C. [4]
4) A circle has equation x  y  4 x  14  0.
2 2

a) Find:
(i) the coordinates of the centre of the circle; [3]
(ii) the radius of the circle in the form p 2 , where p is an integer. [3]
b) A chord of the circle has length 8. Find the perpendicular distance from the centre of the
circle to this chord. [3]
c) A line has equation y = 2k – x, where k is a constant.
(i) Show that the x-coordinate of any point of intersection of the line and the circle
satisfies the equation
x 2  2(k  1) x  2k 2  7  0 [3]
(ii) Find the values of k for which the equation
x 2  2(k  1) x  2k 2  7  0
has equal roots. [4]
(iii) Describe the geometrical relationship between the line and the circle when k takes
either of the values found in part (c)(ii). [1]