MATEMATICS HO Coordinate, Point & Line

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COORDINATES, POINTS

AND LINES

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point

Point can be determined location, but do not have


the size (magnitude) / dimensionless

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

From two points make a line

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

d t The gradient of a line segment

i s
n & The equation of a line

a l The points of intersection of two


lines
t i
n Parallel or perpendicular lines
e
e
s
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The distance between two points

The distance between the points (x1, y1) and (x2,y2)


(or the length of the line segment joining them) is

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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

The mid-point of the line segment joining(x1, y1)


and (x2,y2) has coordinates

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Example:

1. From Fig. 2, find the mid-point of A

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

The gradient of the line joining (x1, y1) to (x2,y2) is

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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

• The equation of the line through


(x1,y1) with gradient m is;
y–y1=m(x-x1)

• The equation of the line through


A(x1,y1) and B(x2,y2) is;
y  y1 x  x1

y 2  y1 x 2  x1
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Example

1. Find the equation of the line through the


point (2,-3) with gradient -1

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

• Parallel lines (//)


Parallel lines have equal gradient m1=m2

• Perpendicular Lines ( )
Two lines with gradients m1 and m2 are
perpendicular if;
m1m2=-1
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Example

1. A(2,1), B(3,4), C(-1,2) and D(-2,-1) are four points.


a) which of the lines AB, BC, CD and DA are parallel?
b) what type of quadrilateral is ABCD?

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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