MATEMATICS HO Coordinate, Point & Line
MATEMATICS HO Coordinate, Point & Line
MATEMATICS HO Coordinate, Point & Line
AND LINES
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point
example:
.A . P
point A point P
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Line
Line is set of the points that only have the length
/ one dimensional
example
B
ray AB
A
k
line k
A
line segment AB B
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Y
4 B
3
2
1
X
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
A -1
-2
Fig. 1
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c p
o o The distance between two points
o i
r n The mid-point of a line segment
i s
n & The equation of a line
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Example:
1. find the length of AB
x
A
Fig. 2
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answer:
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2. Given A(-3,k) and B(9,-1), if the length of AB is 13 units,
find possible values of k.
answer:
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3. Given a triangle ABC, which A(-1,2), B(2,2) and C(2,6).
find the length of each side of the triangle. Determine
whether ∆ABC is a right-angled triangle, an isosceles
triangle or neither of the above.
answer:
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The mid-point of a line segment
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Example:
answer:
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2. If M(-2,1) is the midpoint of AB, where A is (-3,2),
find the coordinates of B.
answer:
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3. A(1,5) and B(7,-9) are two points. AB divided into four
equal parts at C, D and E. Find coordinates of C, D and E.
answer:
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The gradient of a line segment
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Example
The ends of a line segment are (a-b,a+b) and (a+b,a-b).
Find the length of the line segment, its gradient and the
coordinates of its mid point.
answer:
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The equation of a line
answer:
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2. Find the equation of the line joining the
points (3,4) and (-1,2)
answer:
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The point of intersection of
two lines
Suppose that you have two lines with equation
2x – y = 4 and 3x + 2y = -1. How do you find the
coordinates of the point of intersection of these
lines?
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Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
• Perpendicular Lines ( )
Two lines with gradients m1 and m2 are
perpendicular if;
m1m2=-1
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Example
answer:
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2. A line is drawn through the point (-1,2) parallel to the
line y + 5x = 2. Find its equation and that of the
perpendicular line through the same point
answer:
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