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Line Coordinate Geometry Practice
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Line Coordinate Geometry Practice
Madas
STRAIGHT LINE
COORDINATE
GEOMETRY
Created by T. Madas
Created by T. Madas
GRADIENTS
AND
INTERCEPTS
Created by T. Madas
Created by T. Madas
Question 1
For each of the following lines find its gradient, its y intercept and its x intercept.
a) y = 2 x + 3
b) x = 4 − 2 y
c) 4 x − 3 y = 15
d) 4 x − 2 y = 9
e) 3 x = 8 − 4 y
Created by T. Madas
Created by T. Madas
Question 2
For each of the following lines find its gradient, its y intercept and its x intercept.
a) y = 3 x + 2
1
b) y = x − 2
3
c) x = 2 − 3 y
d) 6 y − 3 x = 2
2 y +1
e) 2 x =
3
m=1 m = −1 m = 1 m=3
m=3 3 3 2 a⊥c
( ) 2 ( ) (
1 1
( 0, 2 ) , ( 0, −2 ) , 0, 3 , 0, 3 , 0, − 2 , a e )
( )
− 23 ,0 ( 6, 0 ) ( 2,0 ) c⊥e
( ) (
− 23 ,0 1 ,0
6 )
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Created by T. Madas
USING
STANDARD
FORMULAE
Created by T. Madas
Created by T. Madas
Question 1
Given the points A ( 4,6 ) and B ( 8,18) find …
b) … the gradient of AB .
d) … the equation of the straight line which passes through A and B , giving the
answer in the form y = mx + c , where m and c are constants.
M ( 6,12 ) , m = 3 , d = 4 10 , y = 3 x − 6
Created by T. Madas
Created by T. Madas
Question 2
Given the points A ( 5, −1) and B ( 3,5 ) find …
b) … the gradient of AB .
d) … the equation of the straight line which passes through A and B , giving the
answer in the form y = mx + c , where m and c are constants.
M ( 4, 2 ) , m = −3 , d = 2 10 , y = −3 x + 14
Created by T. Madas
Created by T. Madas
Question 3
Given the points A ( 3,1) and B ( −6, 22 ) , find …
d) … an equation of the straight line which passes through A and B , giving the
answer in the form ax + by = c , where a , b and c are integers.
( )
M − 3 , 23 , m = − 7 , d = 522 = 3 58 , 7 x + 3 y = 24
2 2 3
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Created by T. Madas
Question 4
Given the points A ( −6,1) and B ( 2,7 ) , find …
c) … the distance AB .
d) … an equation of the straight line which passes through A and B , giving the
answer in the form ax + by + c = 0 , where a , b and c are integers.
M ( −2, 4 ) , m = 3 , d = 10 , 3 x − 4 y + 22 = 0
4
Created by T. Madas
Created by T. Madas
Question 5
Given the points A ( 4,9 ) and B ( −4, −11) , find …
d) … an equation of the straight line which passes through A and B , giving the
answer in the form ax + by + c = 0 , where a , b and c are integers.
M ( 0, −1) , m = 5 , d = 464 = 4 29 , 5 x − 2 y − 2 = 0
2
Created by T. Madas
Created by T. Madas
Question 6
Given the points A ( −1,8) and B ( 5, −2 ) , find …
b) … the gradient of AB .
d) … an equation of the straight line which passes through A and B , giving the
answer in the form ax + by + c = 0 , where a , b and c are integers.
M ( 2,3) , m = − 5 , d = 136 = 2 34 , 5 x + 3 y − 19 = 0
3
Created by T. Madas
Created by T. Madas
Question 7
Given the points A ( 4,6 ) and B ( −1,9 ) , find …
b) … the gradient of AB .
d) … an equation of the straight line which passes through A and B , giving the
answer in the form ax + by + c = 0 , where a , b and c are integers.
( )
M 3 , 15 , m = − 3 , d = 34 , 3 x + 5 y − 42 = 0
2 2 5
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Created by T. Madas
Question 8
Given the points A ( −12,7 ) and B ( −6, −3) , find …
b) … the gradient of AB .
c) … the distance AB .
d) … an equation of the straight line which passes through A and B , giving the
answer in the form ax + by + c = 0 , where a , b and c are integers.
M ( −9, 2 ) , m = − 5 , d = 136 = 2 34 , 5 x + 3 y + 39 = 0
3
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Created by T. Madas
Question 9
Given the points A ( −3,2 ) and B ( 4, −7 ) , find …
b) … the gradient of AB .
c) … the distance AB .
d) … an equation of the straight line which passes through A and B , giving the
answer in the form ax + by + c = 0 , where a , b and c are integers.
( )
M 1 , − 5 , m = − 9 , d = 130 , 9 x + 7 y + 13 = 0
2 2 7
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Created by T. Madas
Question 10
Given the points A ( −4,9 ) and B ( 2, −1) , find …
b) … the gradient of AB .
c) … the distance AB .
d) … an equation of the straight line which passes through A and B , giving the
answer in the form ax + by = c , where a , b and c are integers.
M ( −1, 4 ) , m = − 5 , d = 136 = 2 34 , 5 x + 3 y = 7
3
Created by T. Madas
Created by T. Madas
Question 11
Given the points A ( 5, −2 ) and B ( 7,5 ) , find …
b) … the gradient of AB .
c) … the distance AB .
d) … an equation of the straight line which passes through A and B , giving the
answer in the form ax + by + c = 0 , where a , b and c are integers.
( )
M 6, 3 , m = 7 , d = 53 , 7 x − 2 y − 39 = 0
2 2
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Created by T. Madas
Question 12
Given the points A ( −5,8) and B (15, −8) , find …
b) … the gradient of AB .
c) … the distance AB .
d) … an equation of the straight line which passes through A and B , giving the
answer in the form ax + by = c , where a , b and c are integers.
M ( 5,0 ) , m = − 4 , d = 656 = 4 41 , 4 x + 5 y = 20
5
Question 13
Find an equation of the straight line that passes through the points A (1,3) and B ( 4,9 ) ,
giving the answer in the form y = mx + c , where m and c are constants .
y = 2x + 1
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Created by T. Madas
Question 14
Determine the equation of the straight line that passes through the points A ( 5,6 ) and
B ( 2, −3) , giving the answer in the form y = mx + c , where m and c are constants .
y = 3x − 9
Question 15
Determine the equation of the straight line that passes through the points A ( 3, 2 ) and
B ( 5,12 ) , giving the answer in the form y = mx + c , where m and c are constants
y = 5 x − 13
Question 16
Determine the equation of the straight line that passes through the points A (1, 4 ) and
B ( 3, −6 ) , giving the answer in the form y = mx + c , where m and c are constants
y = −5 x + 9
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Created by T. Madas
PARALLEL
AND
PERPENDICULAR
LINES
Created by T. Madas
Created by T. Madas
Question 1
The straight line L1 has equation
y = 2 − 3x .
L2 : y = −3 x + 11 , L3 : 3 y = x + 24
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Created by T. Madas
Question 2
The straight line L1 has equation
4 y − 3 x − 20 = 0 .
L2 : 3 x − 4 y − 16 = 0 , L3 : 3 y + 4 x = 13 , ( 4, −1)
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Created by T. Madas
Question 3
The straight line L1 has equation
2y = x −8 .
L2 : 2 y = x − 4 , L3 : y + 2 x + 1 = 0 , ( 52 , − 95 )
Question 4
Find an equation of the straight line that passes through the point (1, 2 ) and is
perpendicular to the straight line with equation 3 x + 2 y = 5 .
3 y − 2x = 4
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Created by T. Madas
Question 5
The straight line L1 has equation
2 y + 3 x = 34 .
L2 : 3 y = 2 x + 25 , ( 4,11)
Question 6
The straight line L1 has equation
4 y − 3 x = 12 .
L2 : 3 y + 4 x = 59 , ( 8,9 )
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Created by T. Madas
Question 7
The line straight L1 has equation
3y + 2x = 9 .
L2 : 2 y = 3 x + 19 , ( −3,5)
Question 8
The points A and B have coordinates (1,7 ) and ( −3, −1) , respectively.
Find an equation of the straight line that is perpendicular to the straight line AB , and
passing through the midpoint of AB .
2y + x = 5
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Created by T. Madas
Question 9
The points A and B have coordinates ( −1,5 ) and ( 7,11) , respectively.
proof
Question 10
A straight line L has equation 4 x + 2 y = 3 and the point A has coordinates ( 5, 2 ) .
Find the coordinates of the points where the straight line that is parallel to L and
passing through A , crosses the coordinate axes.
( 0,12 ) , ( 6, 0 )
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Created by T. Madas
Question 11
A straight line L has equation 3 x − y = 3 and the point A has coordinates ( 2,12 ) .
Find an equation of the straight line that passes through A and is parallel to L .
y = 3x + 6
Question 12
A straight line L has equation 3 x + 2 y = 3 and the point A has coordinates ( 2,10 ) .
Find an equation of the straight line that passes through A and is perpendicular to L .
3 y = 2 x + 26
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Created by T. Madas
Question 13
The points A and B have coordinates ( 3, 4 ) and ( 7, −6 ) , respectively.
Find an equation of the straight line that passes through A and is perpendicular to AB ,
giving the answer in the form ax + by + c = 0 where a , b and c are integers.
2 x − 5 y + 14 = 0
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