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Section Quiz 8.5 Use Coordinate Geometry to Perform Simple

Geometric Proofs
Name: Class: ( ) 19
Time allowed: 15 minutes

1. In the figure, the origin O, A(2a, 0), B and C are the vertices of a
square. M and N are the mid-points of OA and BC respectively.
(a) Express the coordinates of B, C, M and N in terms of a.
(b) Prove that ON // MB.
(7 marks)

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2. In the figure, the origin O, A(4a, 0), B and C(0, b) are the
vertices of a rectangle. M is the mid-point of OA.
(a) Express the coordinates of B and M in terms of a
and b.
(b) Prove that BM = CM.
(5 marks)

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3. In the figure, the origin O, A(4a, 0) and B(0, 3a) are the
vertices of a triangle. P is a point on AB such that
BP : PA = 9 : 16.
(a) Express the coordinates of P in terms of a.
(b) Prove that OP  AB.
(7 marks)

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