Test 5

Book 3B Chapter 11 Coordinate Geometry of Straight Lines

Time: 45 minutes

Name: ______________________________ Date: _______________

Class: F.3___ (____) Set: ___

Instructions:
• Attempt questions 1(a)-(b)(i) and 2-14.
• The bonus questions (questions 1(b)(ii) & 15-16) may be attempted only after finishing all the
previous questions.
• Write your answers in the spaces provided.
• Answer the multiple-choice questions in the boxes provided on p.7.
• Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.
• Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to 3
significant figures.
• The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Question Mark Correction Question Mark Correction

1. /7 8. /3

1. Bonus /1 9. /3

2. /8 10. /3

3. /2 11. /2

4. /2 12.-14. MC /3

5. /4 15. Bonus /1

6. /6 16. Bonus /1

7/ /2

Total /45

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1. Let 𝐴 = (2,9), 𝐵 = (−4,5) and 𝐶 = (−13, −1).
(a) (i) Find the slopes of 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐵𝐶.
(ii) Using the results of (a)(i), determine whether 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are
collinear. (4 marks)
(b) (i) Find the lengths of 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐵𝐶. Leave your answers in surd
form if necessary. (3 marks)
(ii) (Bonus Question 1) Using the results of (b)(i), determine
whether 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are collinear. (1 mark)

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2. Let 𝐴 = (−1, −2), 𝐵 = (1, −1) and 𝐶 = (3, −5).
(a) Plot the points in the figure. (1 mark)
(b) Determine whether ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is a
right-angled triangle. (4 marks)
(c) Hence, or otherwise, find the
area of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶. (3 marks)

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3. Find the slope of a line whose inclination is 50°. Give your answer correct to
3 significant figures. (2 marks)

4. Find the inclination of the line which passes through (7, −6) and (−8, −9).
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. (2 marks)

5. In the figure, 𝐴 = (6,4) and 𝑀 is a point on the 𝑦-axis such

that 𝑀𝐴 = 𝑀𝑂. Find the coordinates of 𝑀.
(4 marks)

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6. Let 𝐴 = (−6, 0) and 𝐵 = (3, 4). 𝐴𝐵 cuts the 𝑦-axis at 𝐶.
(a) Find the coordinates of 𝐶. (3 marks)
(b) If 𝐷 is the point on the 𝑥-axis such that 𝐴𝐵 ⊥ 𝐶𝐷, find the coordinates
of 𝐷. (3 marks)

7.

Arrange the slopes of the lines 𝐿1 , 𝐿2 , 𝐿3 , 𝐿4 and 𝐿5 in descending order. (2 marks)

Slope of > Slope of > Slope of > Slope of > Slope of

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8. If 𝑀(4, 3) is the mid-point of 𝐴 and 𝐵(6, −1), find the coordinates of 𝐴. (3 marks)

9. If 𝐶 is a point on the line segment 𝐴𝐵, where 𝐴 = (−2, 5) and 𝐵 = (9, 0),
and 𝐴𝐶 ∶ 𝐶𝐵 = 3 ∶ 2, find the coordinates of 𝐶. (3 marks)

10. If 𝐵(8, 6) is a point on 𝐴𝐾 produced, where 𝐾 = (3, 1), and 𝐴𝐾 ∶ 𝐾𝐵 =

2 ∶ 5, find the coordinates of 𝐴. (3 marks)

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11. 𝑇 lies on 𝑃𝑄 produced, where 𝑃 = (−3, 5) and 𝑄 = (9, −3) . If the
𝑥-coordinate of 𝑇 is 13, find 𝑃𝑄 ∶ 𝑄𝑇. (2 marks)

12. 13. 14.

12. If 𝑃(𝑎, 𝑏) lies on the right of 𝑄(𝑐, 𝑑) on the same horizontal line, then 𝑃𝑄 =
A. 𝑎 − 𝑐.
B. 𝑐 − 𝑎.
C. 𝑏 − 𝑑.
D. 𝑑 − 𝑏. (1 mark)

13. In the figure, a straight line passing through 𝐴(3,7)

intersects with another straight line passing through
𝐶(4,5) at 𝐵(−2, 3) . Find ∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 correct to 3
significant figures.
A. 20.2°
B. 21.2°
C. 22.2°
D. 23.2° (1 mark)

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14. If 𝐿1 and 𝐿2 are two straight lines such that m𝐿1 = 3 and 𝐿1 ⊥ 𝐿2 , then m𝐿2 =

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A. .
3

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B. − 3.

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C. .
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D. − 4. (1 mark)

15. (Bonus Question 2) Let 𝑂 be the origin, 𝑃 = (−2,4) and 𝑄 = (−5,3).

If 𝑂𝑃𝑄𝑅 is a parallelogram, find the coordinates of 𝑅. (1 mark)

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16. (Bonus Question 3) Let 𝐴 = (−4, 8) and 𝐵 = (6, −2). 𝑃, 𝑄 and 𝑅 are
points on the line segment 𝐴𝐵 such that 𝐴𝑃 ∶ 𝑃𝐵 = 1 ∶ 9, 𝐴𝑅 ∶ 𝑅𝐵 = 3 ∶ 2
and 𝑃𝑄 ∶ 𝑄𝑅 = 2 ∶ 3. Find the coordinates of 𝑄. (1 mark)

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