Home / iGCSE Mathematics (0580) :E3.3 Calculate the length and the coordinates of the midpoint of a straight line from the coordinates of its end points.iGCSE Style Questions Paper 4

iGCSE Mathematics (0580) :E3.3 Calculate the length and the coordinates of the midpoint of a straight line from the coordinates of its end points.iGCSE Style Questions Paper 4

Question

(a) Find the gradient of the curve \(y=2x^{3}-7x+4\) when x=-2
………………………………………..
(b) A is the point (7, 2) and B is the point (−5, 8).
(i) Calculate the length of AB.
………………………………………….
(ii) Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to AB and that passes through
the point (−1, 3).
Give your answer in the form y=mx+c.
y = …………………………………………
(iii) AB is one side of the parallelogram ABCD and
•\( \vec{BC}=\begin{pmatrix}-a\\ -b\end{pmatrix}\) where a>0 and b>0.
• the gradient of BC is 1
• \(\left | \vec{BC} \right |= 8.\)
Find the coordinates of D.
( ………………….. , ………………….)

Answer/Explanation

(a) 17
(b)(i) 13.4 or 13.41 to 13.42
(b)(ii)y=2x+5 final answer
(iii) ( 5, 0)

Question

 A line joins the points A(-3,8) and B(2, -2)

(a)Find the coordinates of the mdipoint of AB.

(b) Find the equation of the line through A and B.
Give your answer in the form y = mx + c.
y = …………………
(c) Another line is parallel to AB and passes through the point (0, 7).
Write down the equation of this line.
(d) Find the equation of the line perpendicular to AB which passes through the point (1, 5).
Give your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0 where a, b and c are integers.

Answer/Explanation

Answer:

(a) (–0.5, 3)
(b) [y = ] –2x + 2 final answer
(c) y = –2x + 7 oe
(d) x – 2y + 9 = 0 or 2y – x – 9 = 0 oe

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