HW 7 – Straight Lines

Wun Dan @ Rise September 10, 2021

1. The line l with equation y = 3x + 5 crosses the y-axis at P .

(a) Write down the coordinate of P . [1]

(b) Find the x-intercept of the line l. [1]

(c) Hence, sketch the line l. [1]

(d) The line l1 is parallel to l and passes through (3, 0). On the same diagram, sketch the [1]

line l1 .

(e) The line l2 is perpendicular to l and passes through (0, −3). On the same diagram, [1]

sketch the line l2 .

(Total Marks: 5)

2. The line l has equation 3y + 5x = 10.

 
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(a) Show that the point , 1 lies on l. [1]
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(b) Write down the gradient of the line l. [1]

(c) Given that the line l1 is parallel to l and passes through the point (−5, 2), write down [1]

the equation of the line l1 .

(d) Given that the line l2 is perpendicular to l and passes through the point (3, 2), write [2]

down the equation of the line l2 .

(Total Marks: 5)

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3. The points A(−5, 5) and B(9, −2) lie on the line l.

(a) Find |AB|. [1]

(b) Given that the point B is the midpoint of AP , find the coordinate of the point P . [2]

(c) Find the equation of the line l, giving your answer in the form ax + by = c. [2]

(d) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment AB. [3]

(e) State why the line l does not have a perpendicular bisector. [1]

(Total Marks: 9)

4. The line ax − 2y = 30 passes through the points A(10, 10) and B(b, 10b), where a and b are

constants.

(a) Find the values of a and b. [3]

(b) Find the coordinates of the midpoint of AB. [1]

(c) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment AB. [2]

(Total Marks: 6)

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