Meritus Academy MathG10 Class 24 Homework

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Analytic Geometry

Basic problems

1. Write an equation for a parabola that passes through the given points.
(4, -5), (3, -9), (-3, -201), (-4, -261)

2. Write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given center C that passes
through the given point Z.
1. C (7, -2); Z (-5, -3) 2. C (-9, 0); Z (-9, 2)

3. Point M is the midpoint between the points P and Q. Find the coordinates of the missing point.
1. 1 1 1 2. 1 1
Q(−8, - 21 ) , M (−3 , -12 ) Q(−18, 9) , M (−12 , - )
3 2 3 2 2

4. Find the vertex and axis of symmetry of the parabola.

1. -11x2 + 12x - 1 = y 2. -9x2 - 2x + 5 = y 3. 8x2 + 10x - 11 = y

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Challenge problems

1. A square OABC is drawn with vertices as shown. Find the equation of the circle with largest area that
can be drawn inside the square.

2. (a) If M ( 7, 7 ) is the midpoint of the line segment which joins R (1, 4 ) and S (a, 10) , what is the
value of a?

(b) In the diagram, points P ( 3, 2 ) , Q (11, 2 ) and R(11, k ) form a triangle with area 24, where k  0 .
What is the value of k?

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4. (a) If the point (a − 1, a + 1) lies on the line y = 2 x − 3 , what is the value of a?

(b) In the diagram, a line is drawn through points P, Q and R. If PQ = QR , what are
the coordinates of R?

5. In the diagram, A(0, a) lies on the y-axis above D. If the triangles AOB and BCD have the same
area, determine the value of a. Explain how you got your answer.

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5. In the diagram, line segment FCG passes through vertex C of square ABCD, with F lying on AB
1 1 1
extended and G lying on AD extended. Prove that = +
AB AF AG

6. (a) What is the sum of the x-intercept and the y-intercept of the line 3x − 3 y = 24 ?
(b) If the lines px = 12 and 2 x + qy = 10 intersect at (1, 1) , what is the value of p + q ?
(c) In the diagram, the line x + 2 y = 12 intersects the lines y = −x and y = x at points A
and B, respectively. What is the length of AB?