Coordinate Continued

geometry

The general equationof a straightline

ay
yo
m

c
If'm Exist
y mx m

y mate
p
Gradient bintercept
O X

Ex Find the gradient and y intercept of each line

2 3 b 5 X C 31 4
a
4 4 y
1
m 2 7 5 4 32 4

3 M I m3
CS 2 4

d 2x o e 2 5 7
Y Allez
2x Y zx
y
m2 M
C O
7 52 72 E
C
z
Exampf Find the equation of each line

b
a

I C I
c 2

m
L C
L
Equationoftheline 3 C
3
Equationof the line
Y x
2
3 1
7

Example Find the equation of line l whose gradient

is 4 and passes through 0 6
Answer SC
M 4 C 6
of
Equationof lined mac
y
4 6
4
Example The point K 2k lies on the straight
line 2 3x 14 Find the value of k

Answer

31 14
29
Substitute
by k 2k in the line

212k 34 14
4K 314 14
74 14 4 2

Conclusion A point which lies on a line

satisfies its equation
 MP
find the equation of the line whose gradient
is 5 and passes through the point 1 2,3
Answer
m 5 point 2,3

5 0
1
Substitute 1 2,31 3 562 C
by
3 10 C
i C B

Equation of the line 5 13

7
Example
Find the equation of the line passingthrough points
2,7 and Give in the form
5,9 your answer
ax where a b and c
by c o are integers
Answer

2,7 and 15,9 me points on the line

m 9 7
114 3
i

5 2
C
substitute
Y ZX
by15,9
9 2715 C
9 C 2
17 53
Equation of theline
7 4 54 Multiply by7
2
74 53

i
2 53 0
74
equation of th line ni the form
ax by c o
 MP
The equation of line h is 2 x 7
i Find the gradient of l
ii Find the equation of the line parallel to land passingthrough
the origin
iii find the equation of the line perpendicularto l and passing
through point 214
Answer
i 2 x 7
y All 2
2 1 7

y txt Mf t
ie parallel to k passes throughco d
met i GO
Equationofthe line y Ex
in perpendicular to l m 2 passesthrough 1 2,4

Y 2X C
Subst
by 1 2,4 4 21 2 C
4 4 C 0 8

Equation of the line 2 8

4
 Point of intersection of two straight lines
If you are given the equations of two straightlines and you
are asked to calculate the Coordinates of the pointofintersection
of the lines solvethe equations Simultaneously

Ex my 7 7 2
R
p
P 3 4422

0 I X

Calculate the coordinates of the points

a P bl Q c R d B
a
I at x 0 0 2 2 Plo 2
4
b Q at 9 0 3 4107 22
31 22 7 Q
23 3 10
c
Rn at X O 3101 49 22
49 22 7 1 D o
d Bn solve the two lines
simultaneously

1 2 and 3 22
4 I
44 2
fromentiito
3 41 21 22
3 4 8 22
72 14 4 2 2 2 4
Y
B 2,4
EMxample

YB 5 12 6
µm

9 2 6 9 2 6

at yo 0 2 6 3,0
6 2
x 3 1 3 0

Ex Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line

24 5 7 and passingthrough the origin
Answer

24 5 7 Gradientoftheperpendicular
2 5 7 and passesthrough 190
3
co
x i
of the line
y g z Equation

m Y3
 Equation of the perpendicular bisectorof a straightline
Important idea

Example AL 2 5 B 4,13
Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector ofAB
Answer
perpendicular
I bisector
ofAB
5
Midpoint M
1 221
T 11 Blais
1 4 M144
a

MAB 3
13,152 perpendicular 3
for the perpendicular bisector ofAB
Point 1,4 m
t
C
Y FX
subst bye u 43 Dtc C

y txt
 The angle between a line and the x axis

Rule
D tri m

where m is the gradient of TO x

the line

note The angle between a lineand the x axis is

the same as the angle between the line
m2 horizontal line parallel to the x axis
my
MO
TO s

to s
go s
x axis
Proof

Alt y B x2 92 B
12
MAB

AmD Ya Y
tamam
i D tonem
y
t.IE X
O X X
Xy X
Egample

AL SD B15,2
MAB
31 I
9.50
Angle
tariff 9.5
 and
Y B4,6
Example

ABCD is a trapezium E D112,5

op

Find the equation

i
ofBe 0 A12,0
x

ni Find the equationof DC

iii Find the Coordinates

of point C
Nv Find the area of trapeziumABCD
Answer

i Bc is parallel
map
5,1 3 MBC L as
to AD
m
t B 14,6
C
Equationof BC
y txt
C 2 4
6 24
4 3 4
di 2 as DC is perpendicular to AB
Mpc
Equation of DC m 2 12 5

Y 2x C
5 2112 C 0 29
I 2 29
7

in to find point C solve simultaneously the equations of AB

and DC
and 29
1 12 4 2
4
I will solve substitution
by i Xt 4 2 29
X 21 25
2.51 25 X 10
2,1
4 9
Y 10
i

i point 10,9
in
arc10,9
Y B14,6

E D112,5
sp
BT 677
11047 19 355
x
ID TREE 555 0 A12,0
CD 97
112 107 15 25

Areaof trapezium Ana Et AI x CD

2

Area 5 55 25 40unit
2
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Challenging question 14

8 Line A has equation y = 5x - 4 .

Line B has equation 3x + 2y = 18 .

(a) Find the gradient of

(i) line A,

................................................... [1]

(ii) line B.

................................................... [1]

(b) Write down the co-ordinates of the point where line A crosses the x-axis.

(....................... , .......................) [2]

(c) Find the equation of the line perpendicular to line A which passes through the point (10, 9).
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c .

y = .................................................. [4]

(d) Work out the co-ordinates of the point of intersection of line A and line B.

(....................... , .......................) [3]

(e) Work out the area enclosed by line A, line B and the y-axis.

................................................... [3]
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