South Tuen Mun Government Secondary School

S4 Mathematics
Chapter 4
Multiple Choice Questions

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31. 32. 33.

(4A04F001) (4A04F003)
A straight line L cuts the y-axis at (0, –4) and it Find the equation of straight line L with x-
has slope –2, find the equation of L. intercept p and slope q.
A. 2 x + y + 4 = 0 A. px − y − pq = 0
B. 2 x − y + 4 = 0 B. px + y + q = 0
C. x + 2 y + 4 = 0 C. qx − y − pq = 0
D. x − 2 y − 4 = 0 D. qx − y + p = 0

(4A04F002) (4A04F004)
If the straight line L passes through P(7, –2) and Find the equation of the straight line L1 passing
Q(1, 3), find the equation of L. through P(2, 5) and parallel to L2: x + 4y – 7 = 0.
A. 6 x − 5 y − 52 = 0 A. 4 x − y − 3 = 0
B. 5 x + 6 y − 23 = 0 B. 4 x − y − 6 = 0
C. 4 x − 3 y + 5 = 0 C. x + 4 y − 22 = 0
D. 3 x + 4 y − 13 = 0 D. x + 4 y − 13 = 0

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(4A04F005) (4A04F009)
If the straight line L1 passes through P(7, 1) and In the figure, AC and
is perpendicular to the straight line L2: 5x – y + 1 BD intersect at the x-
= 0, find the equation of L1. axis. If the equation of
A. x + 5 y − 12 = 0 AC is
B. x + 5 y − 6 = 0 x + y – 1 = 0, find the
C. 5 x − y − 34 = 0 equation of BD.
D. 5 x − y − 4 = 0 A. 4 x − y + 4 = 0
B. 4 x − y − 4 = 0
C. x − 4 y + 4 = 0
(4A04F006) D. x − 4 y − 4 = 0
In the figure, CD is
parallel to AB. Find
the equation of CD. (4A04F010)
A. 2 x + y + 4 = 0 In the figure, the straight line L1 cuts the y-axis at
B. 2 x + y − 4 = 0 (0, –c) and it has slope m. If the straight line L2 is
C. 4 x + y + 2 = 0 perpendicular to L1 and has the same y-intercept
D. 4x + y − 2 = 0 as L1, find the equation of L2.
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A. y = x − c
m
1
(4A04F007) B. y = x + c
m
In the figure, BC is 1
perpendicular to AB. C. y = − x − c
m
Find the equation of 1
D. y = − x + c
BC. m
A. 4 x + y − 1 = 0
B. 4 x + y + 1 = 0
C. x + y − 4 = 0 (4A04F011)
D. x + y + 4 = 0 In the figure, the straight lines L1 and
L2 : 5 x + 6 y − 30 = 0 cuts the y-axis at the same
point B, and AC = 4 units. Find the equation of
(4A04F008) L1.
In the figure, the A. 5 x + 2 y + 10 = 0
equation of AB is 7x + B. 5 x + 2 y − 10 = 0
5y – 3 = 0. If CD // AB, C. 2 x + 5 y + 25 = 0
find the equation of D. 2 x + 5 y − 25 = 0
CD.
A. 7 x + 5 y − 57 = 0
B. 7 x + 5 y + 27 = 0
C. 5 x + 7 y − 57 = 0
D. 5 x + 7 y + 27 = 0
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(4A04F012) (4A04F015)
In the figure, CM is a perpendicular bisector of In the figure, the equations of AB and BC are
AB. Find the equation 2 x + y − 4 = 0 and x − 2 y + 8 = 0 respectively.
of CM. Find the area of △ABC.
A. x + 2 y + 6 = 0 A. 12 sq. units
B. x + 2 y − 18 = 0 B. 16 sq. units
C. 2 x + y + 3 = 0 C. 20 sq. units
D. 2 x + y − 9 = 0 D. 24 sq. units

(4A04F013) (4A04F016)
Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector In the figure, ABCD
of the line segment joining A(–6, 4) and B(3, 9). is a parallelogram. If
A. 5 x − 9 y − 46 = 0 the equations of AB
B. 5 x − 9 y + 66 = 0 and DC are
C. 9 x + 5 y − 19 = 0 4 x + 3 y − 12 = 0
D. 9 x − 5 y − 51 = 0 and
4 x + 3 y − 32 = 0
respectively, find the coordinates of D.
A. (5, 4)
(4A04F014) B. (6, 4)
In the figure, the straight line L cuts the x-axis C. (4, 5)
and the y-axis at A and B respectively. If L passes D. (4, 6)
through P(−4, 1) and AP : PB = 1 : 2, find the
equation of L.
A. x − 2y + 6 = 0
B. x − 2y − 12 = 0 (4A04F017)
C. 2x − y + 6 = 0 Refer to the figure. Find the equation of the
D. 2x − y −12 = 0 altitude of BC in △ABC.
A. x − y + 6 = 0
B. x + 5 y − 42 = 0
C. 2 x − 3 y + 20 = 0
D. 5 x − y − 2 = 0

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(4A04F018) (4A04F020)
If b > a > 0 and c < 0, which of the following If the straight lines L1: 4x + ky – 12 = 0 and L2:
graphs may represent the straight line 5x – y – 4 = 0 intersect at the y-axis, find the
L : ax + by + c = 0? value of k.
A. A. 8
B. –1
C. –3
D. –4

(4A04F021)
B. If the two straight lines L1 : 2 x + y + 4 = 0 and
L2 : ax − 3 y + 8 = 0 intersect at the x-axis, find
the value of a.
A. –16
B. –4
C. 4
D. 16
C.

(4A04F022)
If the straight lines L1: 3x – y – 6 = 0 and L2: x +
ky + 3 = 0 are parallel to each other, find the
value of k.
A. –3
D. 1
B. −
3
1
C.
3
D. 3

(4A04F023)
If the straight lines L1 : 4 x − ky + 3 = 0 and
(4A04F019)
3x y
Which of the following straight lines is L2 : + = 1 are perpendicular and the slope
k 3
x y
perpendicular to L: − = 1? of L1 is positive, find the value of k.
3 5
A. –6
A. L1: 3 x + y − 12 = 0
B. –2
B. L2: 3 x − y − 15 = 0
C. 2
C. L3: 3 x − 5 y + 15 = 0
D. 6
D. L4: 3 x + 5 y − 12 = 0
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(4A04F024) (4A04F027)
If the straight line L1 passes through (–2, 1) and In the figure, OABC is
intersects L2: 5x – 3y – 15 = 0 at x-axis, find the a trapezium. Find the
equation of L1. area of trapezium
A. 5 x − 3 y + 13 = 0 OABC.
B. 3 x − 5 y + 11 = 0 A. 27 sq. units
C. 3 x + y + 5 = 0 B. 30 sq. units
D. x + 5 y − 3 = 0 C. 33 sq. units
D. 36 sq. units

(4A04F025)
If the straight lines L1 : ax + y −10 = 0 and L2 : 2x (4A04F028)
− 5y – 10 = 0 intersect at the x-axis and L1 passes Which of the following straight lines intersect(s)
through P(2, b), find the values of a and b. the straight line y = 3?
A. a = 2, b = 4 I. x = 5
B. a = 4, b = 2 II. y = 2
C. a = 2, b = 6 III. y = x
D. a = 6, b = 2 IV. y = 2x + 3
A. IV only
B. III and IV only
(4A04F026) C. II, III and IV only
In the figure, the D. I, III and IV only
straight lines L1 : ax −
2y + 2a = 0 and L2 are
parallel. If (4A04F029)
OA = OB, find the In the figure, if the
equation of L2. straight lines L1 and
a L2 : y = 2x − 5 are
A. y=− x+a
2 perpendicular and
a a2 intersect at K, find the
B. y=− x−
2 2 coordinates of K.
a A. (1, −1)
C. y= x+a
2 B. (2, −1)
a a2 C. (1, −2)
D. y= x−
2 2 D. (2, −2)

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(4A04F030) (4A04F032)
It is given that the straight lines L1: 4x – 5y + 20 In the figure,
= 0 and L2: ax + 4y – 57 = 0 intersect at P(a, b). A(–6, 6), B
If L1 and L2 are perpendicular to each other, find and C are the
the values of a and b. intersections
A. a = 5, b = 8 of the straight
B. a = –5, b = 8 lines L1: y = –
C. a = 5, b = 13 2, L2 and L3:
D. a = –5, b = 13 2x + y + 6 = 0.
If the area of △ABC is
24 sq. units, find the equation of L2.
A. 4 x + 5 y − 6 = 0
B. 4 x + 5 y + 6 = 0
(4A04F031) C. 5 x − 4 y − 6 = 0
Two straight lines L1 : ax − by + 5 = 0 and L2 : 6x D. 5 x − 4 y + 6 = 0
− 3y + 7 = 0 do not intersect. If another straight
line
L3 : 5x + 4y − 10 = 0 has the same y-intercept as (4A04F033)
L1, find the values of a and b. The figure shows
A. a = −1, b = 2 three straight lines
B. a = 2, b = −1 L1: x – 4 = 0, L2: x –
C. a = 2, b = 4 2y + 12 = 0 and
D. a = 4, b = 2 L3: 5x + 4y + 4 = 0.
They intersect at A,
B and C. Find the
area of △ABC.
A. 56 sq. units
B. 84 sq. units
C. 112 sq. units
D. 168 sq. units

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