Coordinate geometry TNF

PRELIMS 2021
CONTEST 3 ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

1 The line with equation y – 2 = 3(x + 1) passes through the point (-2, 1)
ANSWER: FALSE

2 The line with equation y + 3 = 3(x – 1) passes through the point (1, -3)
ANSWER: TRUE

3 The line with equation y – 4 = -2(x + 2) passes through the origin.

ANSWER: TRUE
CONTEST 8 ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

The line with equation x/3 – y/5 = 1 passes through the point.

1 A(0, 5)
ANSWER: FALSE

2 B(3, 0)
ANSWER: TRUE

3 C(6, 5)
ANSWER: TRUE

CONTEST 16 ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

The pair of lines with given equations are parallel.

1 2x + 5y = 10 and x/5 + y/2 = 3

ANSWER: TRUE

2 3x – 4y = 12 and -x/4 + y/3 = 1

ANSWER: TRUE

3 2y = -3x + 5 and x/2 - y/3 + 5 = 0

ANSWER: FALSE

CONTEST 18 ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

1 In a plane, any two non-parallel straight lines intersect.

ANSWER: TRUE

2 In space, any two non-parallel straight lines intersect.

ANSWER: FALSE

3 Any two non-parallel planes in space intersect.

ANSWER: TRUE
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NATIONAL CONTEST 14 ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

1 The equation y2 = x2 represents 2 perpendicular lines.

ANSWER: TRUE [ y = ± x, which are perpendicular]

2 The equations x + 2y = 5 and 2x + y = 5 represent 2 perpendicular lines.

ANSWER: FALSE

3 The equations x/3 + y/4 = 1 and y = 3x/4 + 1 represent 2 perpendicular lines.

ANSWER: TRUE

NATIONAL CONTEST 39 ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

The given equation of a line is in the slope-intercept form

1 2y = 3x + 7
ANSWER: FALSE

2 x/3 + y/5 = 2
ANSWER: FALSE

3 y = -2x + 7
ANSWER: TRUE
2020

CONTEST 1 ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

1 The lines with equations x + 2y = 10 and 2x + y = 5 are perpendicular

ANSWER: FALSE

2 The lines with equations x + y = 2 and y = 5 – x are parallel.

ANSWER: TRUE

3 The lines with equations 3x + y = 5 and x – 3y = 5 are perpendicular.

ANSWER: TRUE

CONTEST 9 ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

1 The line through the points (5, -3) and (-5, -3) has an undefined slope.
ANSWER: FALSE

2 The line through the points (1, 2) and (1, -2) has an undefined slope.
ANSWER: TRUE

3 The straight line intersecting the y-axis at 3 and the x-axis at 3 has slope of 1.
ANSWER: FALSE

CONTEST 10 ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

1 The line with equation 3y = 5x + 2 has a y-intercept of 2

ANSWER: FALSE
2 The line with equation 2y = 3x – 4 has an x- intercept of - 4
ANSWER: FALSE

3 The line with equation y = 2x – 1 has a y-intercept of -1

ANSWER: TRUE
CONTEST 19 ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

1 The line through the points A(2, 3) and B(2, 5) has an undefined slope
ANSWER: TRUE

2 The line through the points A(-2, 7) and B(2, 7) has an undefined slope.
ANSWER: FALSE

3 The slope of the line intersecting the y-axis at 6 and the x-axis at 3 is -2.
ANSWER: TRUE

2019
ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

1 The linear equation ax + by = c is in the intercept form

ANSWER: FALSE

2 The linear equation y = mx + c is in the intercept form.

ANSWER: FALSE

3 The equation x/a +y/b= 1 is in the intercept form

ANSWER: TRUE
1 If two distinct straight lines intersect, then they intersect in exactly one point.
ANSWER: TRUE
2 In space if two lines do not intersect, then they are parallel.
ANSWER: FALSE

3 If two lines intersect in more than one point, the lines are coincident.
ANSWER: TRUE
1 A line segment can have two distinct midpoints
ANSWER: FALSE

2 If two distinct circles intersect, they intersect at exactly one point.

ANSWER: FALSE

3 In a triangle there is at most one right angle.

ANSWER: TRUE
ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

The equation x2 + xy – y2 = 1 has the following point as a solution

1 (1, 1)
ANSWER: TRUE

2 (1, -1)
ANSWER: FALSE

3 (-1, -1)
ANSWER : TRUE
In the rectangular coordinate plane,

1 if any two lines are perpendicular, then the product of their slopes is -1,
ANSWER: FALSE

2 if the product of the slopes of any two lines is -1, then the lines are perpendicular,
ANSWER: TRUE

3 a line with zero slope is perpendicular to a vertical line with undefined slope.
ANSWER: TRUE
2018
ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

1 Through any two points, only one straight line can be drawn.
ANSWER: TRUE

2 Two distinct lines can intersect in at most one point.

ANSWER: TRUE

3 For a given radius, only one circle can be drawn.

ANSWER: FALSE

ROUND 4B: TRUE OR FALSE

1 Any two straight angles are congruent and supplementary

ANSWER: FALSE

2 Any two right angles are congruent and supplementary

ANSWER: TRUE

3 If two acute angles are congruent and complementary, then their measure is 45°.
ANSWER: TRUE
ROUND 4A: TRUE OR FALSE

1 For a linear equation in two variables, the number of solutions is finite

ANSWER: FALSE

2 One needs at least three points to correctly graph a straight line.

ANSWER: FALSE

3 When writing coordinates, the horizontal coordinate is given first.

ANSWER: TRUE
2017
1 The x-intercept of the line 2x – 3y = 6 is 3.
ANSWER: TRUE

2 The y-intercept of the line x + y = 3 is 3

ANSWER: TRUE

3 The x-intercept of the line y = 2x + 4 is 4.

ANSWER: FALSE

1 The lines y = 2x + 1 and y = -2x + 1 are perpendicular.

ANSWER: FALSE

2 The lines y = x + 1 and y = 2 – x are perpendicular.

ANSWER: TRUE

3 The lines x + y = 2 and y = 3 – x are parallel

ANSWER: TRUE

1The equation of the x-axis is x = 0

ANSWER: FALSE

2 The equation of the y-axis is x = 0

ANSWER: TRUE

3 An x-intercept of a curve cannot fall on the y-axis.

ANSWER: FALSE [origin (0, 0)]

1 The point A(-4, 5) is in the third quadrant

ANSWER: FALSE

2 The point B(0, - 5) is in the fourth quadrant

ANSWER: FALSE

3 The point C(-3, - 7) is in both the second and third quadrants.

ANSWER: FALSE
2016
1. One and only one straight line can be drawn through any two points in a plane.
ANSWER: True
2. Two distinct lines in a plane can intersect in at most one point.
ANSWER: True
3. Two lines in a plane can intersect in more than one point.
ANSWER: True
1. The point A (1, 1) is on the line with equation x + y = 3.
ANSWER: False
2. The point A(2, 4) is on the quadratic curve y = x2.
ANSWER: True
3. The point A(1, -1) is on the line with equation 5x + 3y = 2.
ANSWER: True

1. If two lines are perpendicular to the same plane, then they are parallel.
ANSWER: True
2. If two lines are parallel to the same plane, then they are perpendicular.
ANSWER: False
3. One and only one line can be drawn through two different points.
ANSWER: True

1. Two vectors are perpendicular if their scalar product is zero

ANSWER: True
2. Two line segments are parallel if they do not intersect
ANSWER: False
3. Two angles are congruent if they have the same angular measure
ANSWER: True
1. When a transversal cuts a pair of parallel lines, the corresponding angles are congruent
ANSWER: TRUE

2. When a transversal cuts a pair of parallel lines, the alternate interior angles are complementary.
 ANSWER: FALSE

3. Adjacent angles in a straight line are supplementary.

ANSWER: TRUE

1. Any two lines that do not intersect are parallel

ANSWER: FALSE

2. Two lines in a plane that are both parallel to a third line in the plane must be parallel to each other.
ANSWER: TRUE

3. Vertically opposite angles are congruent

ANSWER: TRUE

1. A triangle has at least two acute angles

ANSWER: TRUE

2. The sum of any two sides of a triangle exceeds the third side
ANSWER: TRUE

3. The exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of any two interior angles.
ANSWER: FALSE [interior opposite angles]

Coordinate Geometry 2015

1. The slope of the line through the points (2, 2) and (3, 3) is 3/2.
ANSWER: False
2. The slope of the line through the points (-3,1) and (-3, 5) is 0 (zero).
ANSWER: False
3. The graph of x = 3 in the coordinate plane is the single point (3, 0)
ANSWER: False

1. If two lines in a plane are perpendicular to a line in the plane, the two lines are parallel.
ANSWER: True

1. If two lines do not intersect, then they are parallel.

 ANSWER: False (unless lines are in the same plane)

2. If a point is equidistant from the endpoints of a line segment, then it is the midpoint of
the segment.
ANSWER: False

1. The line y = x intersects the circle x2 + y2 = 1 in 2 points.

ANSWER: True
2. A line and a circle intersect at 2 points or not at all.
ANSWER: False
3. Two distinct circles can intersect in only one point.
ANSWER: True
1. the lines x = 2 and y = 2 are perpendicular.
ANSWER: True

2. the lines x = 5 and x = -5 are parallel.

ANSWER: True

3. the lines x + y = 1 and x – y = 1 are perpendicular.

ANSWER: True

1. If the sides of two angles are respectively parallel, then the angles are either congruent or
supplementary.
ANSWER: True
2. If two lines are perpendicular, a line perpendicular to one of them is parallel to the other.
ANSWER: True
3. If two lines are parallel, a line perpendicular to one of them is also perpendicular to the
other.
ANSWER: True

2014
 1. When two lines are perpendicular, the product of their gradients is 1.
ANSWER: False

2. When two lines are parallel, the difference of their gradients is zero.
ANSWER: True

3. Two lines with different gradients can intersect in more than one point.
ANSWER: False

1. The locus of points which are 4cm from the point (1, 2) in a plane is a pair of two
parallel lines
ANSWER: False [circle]

2. The locus of points which are equidistant from a given line in a plane is a pair of
parallel lines in the plane.
ANSWER: True

3. The locus of points which are equidistant from two intersecting straight lines is the
bisector of the angle between them.
ANSWER: True

When a transversal cuts a pair of lines,

1. Corresponding angles are equal

ANSWER: False

2. Interior opposite angles are supplementary

ANSWER: False

3. Alternate angles are congruent.

ANSWER: False

(NB: Only when lines are parallel)

1. When two lines are perpendicular, the product of their slopes is -1.
 ANSWER: True

2. When two lines intersect in more than one point, the two lines are the same.
ANSWER: True

3. When two line segments do not intersect, then they are parallel.
ANSWER: False