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Equation of a Line question types

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Equation of a Line questions

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Q 11[3 marks sum]3 Marks
A straight line passes through the points $P (-1, 4)$ and $Q (5, -2)$. It intersects the co-ordinate axes at points A and B. M is the mid-point of the segment AB . Find:

(i) The equation of the line
(ii) The co-ordinates of A and B.
(iii) The co-ordinates of M.
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Q 13[3 marks sum]3 Marks
The slope of aline joining $P(6,k)$ and $Q(1 - 3k, 3)$ is $\frac{1}{2}$ Find
(i) k.
(ii) mid-point of PQ, using the value of 'k' found in (i).
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Q 14[3 marks sum]3 Marks
A line $5x + 3y + 15 = 0$ meets y – axis at point P. Find the co-ordinates of points P. Find the equation of a line through P and perpendicular to $x – 3y + 4 = 0$.
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Q 16[5 marks sum]5 Marks
Show that $A(3, 2), B (6, −2)$ and $C (2, −5)$ can be the vertices of a square.
(i) Find the co-ordinates of its fourth vertex $D,$ if $ABCD$ is a square
(ii) Without using the co-ordinates of vertex $D,$ find the equation of side $AD$ of the square and
also the equation of diagonal $BD.$
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Q 17[5 marks sum]5 Marks
Given equation of line $L_1$ is $y = 4.$
(i) Write the slope of line $L_2$ if $L_2$ is the bisector of angle $O.$
(ii) write the co-ordinates of point $P.$
(iii) Find the equation of $L_2$​​​​​​​
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Q 18[5 marks sum]5 Marks
$ABCD$ is a parallelogram where $A(x, y), B (5, 8), C (4, 7)$ and $D (2, -4).$ Find :
(i) co-ordinates of $A.$
(ii) equation of diagonal $BD$
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Q 19[4 marks sum]4 Marks
A straight line passes through the point $(3, 2)$ and the portion of this line, intercepted between the positive axes, is bisected at this point. Find the equation of the line.
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Q 21[4 marks sum]4 Marks
$(1, 5)$ and $(-3, -1)$ are the co-ordinates of vertices $A$ and $C$ respectively of rhombus $ABCD.$ Find
the equations of the diagonals $AC$ and $BD.$
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Q 22[4 marks sum]4 Marks
$A$ line $AB$ meets $X-$ axis at $A$ and $Y-$ axis at $B. P(4, -1)$ divides AB in the ration $1 : 2.$
1. Find the co-ordinates of $A$ and $B$.
2. Find the equation of the line through $P$ and perpendicular to $A B$.
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Q 23[4 marks sum]4 Marks
In the figure, ABC is a triangle and BC is parallel to the y-axis. AB and AC intersect the y-axis at P and Q respectively.

(1) Write the co-ordinates of A.
(2) Find the length of Ab and AC.
(3) Find the radio in which Q divides Ac.
(4)find the equation of the line AC.
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