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- Find the distance between the points A(a, 0), B(0, a). Answer: AB=asqrt2 Distance formula: d=√((x₂-x₁)²+(y₂-y₁)²) . AB=√((0-a)²+(a-0)²)=√(2a²)=asqrt2 (taking a>0 ; in general the distance is |a|s... 1
- Find the distance between the points P(-6, -3), Q(-1, 9). Answer: PQ = 13 Distance formula: d=√((x₂-x₁)²+(y₂-y₁)²) . PQ=√((-1+6)²+(9+3)²)=√(25+144)=√(169)=13 1
- Find the distance between the points R(-3a, a), S(a, -2a). Answer: RS = 5a Distance formula: d=√((x₂-x₁)²+(y₂-y₁)²) . RS=√((a+3a)²+(-2a-a)²) =√(16a²+9a²)=√(25a²)=5a (taking a>0 ; in general 5|a| ). 1
- Find the coordinates of the circumcentre of a triangle whose vertices are (-3, 1), (0, -2) and (1, 3). Answer: (-1/3, 2/3) The circumcentre P(x, y) is equidistant from A(-3, 1), B(0, -2), C(1, 3). PA²=PB² : (x+3)²+(y-1)²=x²+(y+2)² 6x+10-2y=4y+... 1
- Can the segments joining the points L(6, 4), M(-5, -3), N(-6, 8) form a triangle? If triangle is formed, state the type of the triangle considering sides of the triangle. Answer: Yes, a triangle is formed; it is a scalene triangle. Distance formula: d=√((x₂-x₁)²+(y₂-y₁)²) . LM=√(11²+7²)=√(170)≈13.04 MN=√(1²+11... 1
- Can the segments joining the points P(-2, -6), Q(-4, -2), R(-5, 0) form a triangle? If triangle is formed, state the type of the triangle considering sides of the triangle. Answer: No, the points are collinear, so no triangle is formed. Distance formula: d=√((x₂-x₁)²+(y₂-y₁)²) . PQ=√((-2)²+4²)=√(20)=2sqrt5 QR=√(... 1
- Can the segments joining the points A(√2, √2), B(-√2, -√2), C(-√6, √6) form a triangle? If triangle is formed, state the type of the triangle considering sides of the triangle. Answer: Yes; it is an equilateral triangle (each side 4). AB²=(2sqrt2)²+(2sqrt2)²=8+8=16 BC²=(sqrt6-sqrt2)²+(sqrt6+sqrt2)² =2(6+2)=16 AC²=(s... 1
- Find k if the line passing through points P(-12, -3) and Q(4, k) has slope 1/2. Answer: k = 5 k-(-3)/4-(-12)=1/2\ ⇒\ k+3/16=1/2 k+3=8\ ⇒\ k=5 1
- Show that the line joining the points A(4, 8) and B(5, 5) is parallel to the line joining the points C(2, 4) and D(1, 7). Answer: Both lines have slope -3, so line AB ∥ line CD. Slope of AB =5-8/5-4=-3 . Slope of CD =7-4/1-2=-3 . Lines with equal slopes are para... 1
- Show that points P(1, -2), Q(5, 2), R(3, -1), S(-1, -5) are the vertices of a parallelogram. Answer: PQ ∥ RS and QR ∥ SP, so □PQRS is a parallelogram. Slope =y₂-y₁/x₂-x₁ . Slope of PQ =2+2/5-1=1 ; slope of RS =-5+1/-1-3=1 . Slope of... 1
- Show that the □PQRS formed by P(2, 1), Q(-1, 3), R(-5, -3) and S(-2, -5) is a rectangle. Answer: Opposite sides are equal and the diagonals are equal, so □PQRS is a rectangle. Distance formula: d=√((x₂-x₁)²+(y₂-y₁)²) . PQ=√(9+4)=... 1
- Find the lengths of the medians of a triangle whose vertices are A(-1, 1), B(5, -3) and C(3, 5). Answer: AD = 5, BE = 2√13, CF = √37 Midpoints: D of BC =(4,1) , E of CA =(1,3) , F of AB =(2,-1) . AD=√((4+1)²+(1-1)²)=5 BE=√((1-5)²+(3+3)²)... 1
- Find the coordinates of centroid of the triangles if points D(-7, 6), E(8, 5) and F(2, -2) are the mid points of the sides of that triangle. Answer: (1, 3) Let the vertices be A(x₁,y₁), B(x₂,y₂), C(x₃,y₃) with D, E, F the midpoints of the sides. Adding the three midpoint equations... 1
- Show that A(4, -1), B(6, 0), C(7, -2) and D(5, -3) are vertices of a square. Answer: All sides equal √5 and both diagonals equal √10, so ABCD is a square. Distance formula: d=√((x₂-x₁)²+(y₂-y₁)²) . AB=√(4+1)=sqrt5 , B... 1
- Find the coordinates of circumcentre and radius of circumcircle of ΔABC if A(7, 1), B(3, 5) and C(2, 0) are given. Answer: Circumcentre (25/6, 13/6), radius 13sqrt2/6 Let P(x, y) be the circumcentre: PA = PB = PC. PA²=PB² : (x-7)²+(y-1)²=(x-3)²+(y-5)² -14... 1
- Given A(4, -3), B(8, 5). Find the coordinates of the point that divides segment AB in the ratio 3 : 1. Answer: (7, 3) Section formula: if P divides AB in the ratio m:n , then P=(mx₂+nx₁/m+n,\ my₂+ny₁/m+n) . x=3(8)+1(4)/4=7, y=3(5)+1(-3)/4=3 1
- Find the type of the quadrilateral if points A(-4, -2), B(-3, -7), C(3, -2) and D(2, 3) are joined serially. Answer: □ABCD is a parallelogram. Distance formula: d=√((x₂-x₁)²+(y₂-y₁)²) . AB=√(1+25)=√(26) , BC=√(36+25)=√(61) , CD=√(1+25)=√(26) , DA=√(... 1
- The line segment AB is divided into five congruent parts at P, Q, R and S such that A-P-Q-R-S-B. If point Q(12, 14) and S(4, 18) are given find the coordinates of A, P, R, B. Answer: A(20, 10), P(16, 12), R(8, 16), B(0, 20) R is the midpoint of QS: (12+4/2,14+18/2)=(8,16) . Q is the midpoint of PR, so P=(2·12-8,\... 1