Sem 1 2033-24 Bonus Assessment

Name _______________________________
Co-ordinate Geometry
Show steps and all rough work as needed for full marks. All answers must be fully reduced, and written as a
single mixed radical where applicable.

y2 − y1  x + x y + y2 
m= M(x,y) =  1 2 , 1  l= ( x2 − x1 ) 2 + ( y2 − y1 ) 2 y = mx + b
x2 − x1  2 2 

1) Simplify FULLY the following radicals

a) √20 b) √96
25 432
c) √81 d) √ 25

2) Find an equation for the line containing

the line segment AB.

a) 𝑦 =𝑥+2
b) 𝑦 = −𝑥 + 2
c) 𝑥+𝑦 =4
d) 𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 2

3) If A(𝑥, 𝑦) and B(2𝑥, 2𝑦) are points on a grid, the coordinates

of the midpoint of line segment AB are:
𝑥 𝑦
a) ( 𝑥, 𝑦) b) ( , )
2 2
3𝑥 3𝑦
c) (2𝑥, 3𝑦) d) ( , )
2 2

4) Calculate the length of the line segment defined by the

endpoints D(3, −5) and E(−6, 7).

a) √13 b) √15 c) 15 d) 21

5) The coordinates of the midpoint of a horizontal line segment are (1, 3).
Which of the following are possible pairs of endpoints for the line segment?

a) (1, 2)𝑎𝑛𝑑 (3, 4) b) (1, −4)𝑎𝑛𝑑 (1, 0) c) (−1, 3)𝑎𝑛𝑑 (3, 3) d) (−2, 3)𝑎𝑛𝑑 (−4, 3)

6) If (5, 1) is the midpoint of a line segment with end points (𝑃, −3) and (2, 𝑄). Determine the value of Q.

a) 5 b) 8 c) −1 d) 2

7) The length of a line segment is 13 units with end points (−3, 𝑆) and (9, 0).
Determine the value of S.

a) √5 b) √169 c) 169 d) 5

8) The median of a scalene triangle always

a) Goes through the midpoint of the opposite side b) Bisects the opposite side
c) Goes through the centroid of the triangle d) Meets the opposite side at a right angle
9. A quadrilateral has vertices at P(-3, 2), Q(0, 3), R(3, -1) and S(-6, -4).

Paul calculates the following,
1 4
Side PQ 𝑙 = √10 and 𝑚 = Side QR 𝑙 = 5 and 𝑚 = −
3 3
1
Side SP 𝑙 = √45 and 𝑚 = 2 Side RS 𝑙 = √90 and 𝑚 = 3

Classify Paul’s quadrilateral and explain how you know.

10. Triangle ABC has the vertices 𝐴(4, 2) , 𝐵(−2, −2) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶 (2, −8). Classify this triangle. Explain

11. A satallite orbits around the Earth on a circular path with the equation

𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 64 000 000.

Another satallite orbiting the Earth passes through the point (5333, 6533). Is this satallite on the same path, closer
to the Earth (inside the orbit of the first satallite) or futher from the Earth (outside the orbit of the first satallite)?
Explain.