Beaconhouse School System

Southern Region
Middle Section PECHS Campus
Mathematics Worksheet Class VIII
Topic: Introduction to coordinate Geometry

1. Find the length of the two points A (1, 2) and B (4, 6).

2. Use a graph to find the Midpoint of the following equation.

3. Find the gradient of the straight line passing through the following points.
(6, −2) and (2, −1)

4. From the graph of the line shown, write down the gradient
and y-intercept of the line and hence its equation.

5. Write the gradient and y-intercept of the following line:

y = 4x – 5
6. A line “p” is parallel to 2y = 6x + 8. Find the slope of this line “p”.
7. Another line “q” is perpendicular to the line 3y = 6x + 9. Find the gradient of the
line “q”.
8. Determine the equation of the line that has slope –5 and goes through the point
(3, –9).

Answers:

1. 5 5. Gradient=4, y-intercept= -5
2. (-1, -1) 6. Slope of line p is 3
3. -1/4 7. Slope of line q is -1/2
4. y = x-1 8. y = -5x+6