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Find the exact distance between points A(3,-1) and B(-2,-6).

Show that A(1,4), B(-1,-1) and C(4,1) are the vertices of an isosceles triangle.
Find the midpoint of (3,6) and (-1,4).
A circle, centre (2,3) has the point X(6,-1) on its circumference. Find
(a) the coordinates of the other point on the circle with diameter through X
(b) the length of the diameter, to one decimal place.
Find the gradient of the straight line that passes through (3,-5) and (1,-7).
Prove that points A(4,5), B(7,3) and C(13,-1) are collinear.
Find the exact gradient of the straight line that makes an angle of 1500 with the
x-axis in the positive direction.
What is the gradient of the straight line with equation 2x + 3y - 5 = 0?
Find the equation of the straight line with gradient 3 and passing through (1,2).
What is the equation of the straight line that passes through (3,2) and (-1,5)?
A straight line has x-intercept 1 and y-intercept -2. Find its equation.
Show that the straight lines y = 3x - 1 and 3x - y + 4 = 0 are parallel.
Find the equation of the straight line that passes through (3,4) and is parallel to the
line 2x - 5y + 1 = 0.
Prove that the straight lines 6x + 5y + 1 = 0 and 5x - 6y - 12 = 0 are perpendicular.
Find the equation of the straight line through (0,4) that is perpendicular to the line
4x - 3y + 2 = 0.
Find the point of intersection of the lines x + 3y +2 = 0 and 3x - 2y - 16 = 0.
Show that the straight lines with equations x + 2y +2 = 0, 5x + 3y - 4 = 0 and
3x - 2y - 10 = 0 are concurrent.
Find the equation of the straight line passing through (-3,-2) and passing through
the intersection of 2x - 5y - 3 = 0 and 3x - 4y - 8 = 0.
Find the perpendicular distance (in exact form) from the point (2,5) to the line
3x - 2y - 1 = 0.
Show that the points A(-1,3), B(2,1), C(1,-3) and D(-2,-1) are the vertices of a
parallelogram.
(a) Plot points A(2,1) and B(-2,-3) on a number plane.
(b) Find the midpoint, C, of AB.
(c) Show that the line through C perpendicular to AB has equation x + y + 1 = 0.
(d) Show that this line passes through D(-3,2).
(e) Find the area of triangle ABD.
(f) Find the point E so that AEBD is a rhombus.
(a) Plot points A(-1,1), B(0,4) and C(1,3) on a number plane.
(b) Show that the gradient of BC is equal to the gradient of AO, where O is the
origin.
(c) Show that BC = AO.
(d) What shape best describes the figure OABC?

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ANSWERS
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50 5 2 units
AB = BC = 29 , AC =
(1,5)
(a) (-2,7) (b) 11.3 units
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Gradient AB = gradient BC =

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3x - y - 1 = 0
3x + 4y - 17 = 0
2x - y - 2 = 0
Both gradients = 3
2x - 5y + 14 = 0
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3x+ 4y - 16 = 0
(4,-2)
All intersect at (2,-2)
3x - 7y - 5 = 0
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Gradient AB=Gradient CD = , Gradient AD=Gradient BC = 4
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(b) C = (0,-1)
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(c) AB has gradient 1, so perpendicular line has gradient -1.

y - (-1) = -1(x - 0)
y + 1 = -x
x+y+1=0
(d) Substitute (-3,2) into equation. LHS = RHS = 0
(e) 12 units2
(f) E = (3,-4)
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(b) Both gradients are -1

(c) BC = AO = 2
(d) Parallelogram

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