CAMIGUIN POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE
INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
PROBLEM SET #1
Chem0 – General Chemistry
Problem Solving (60pts). Show your solutions and box your final answer.
1. The point M(3, -1) is the midpoint of a line segment AB. The clinic line containing the
segment AB is perpendicular to the line L1: 3x - 4y + 7 = 0. If the distance from the origin
(0,0) to point A is exactly √ 10units, find the coordinates of the possible endpoints A and
B.
2. Consider a triangle with vertices P, Q, and R. A line L2 is drawn parallel to the side QR
and intersects side PQ at point A and side PR at point B. If A divides the directed
segment PQ in the ratio 3:1.
Find the coordinates of A and B.
Determine the equation of the line L2
3. A line L1 passes through the point (2, 5) and has a positive slope. It intersects another
line L2: x - 3y + 9 = 0 at an acute angle of 45° . Find the equation of line L1 in standard
form (Ax + By + C = 0).
4. A ray of light emanates from the point A(1, 2), strikes a reflective straight wall along the
line L: 2x + y - 6 = 0, and reflects off it. The reflected ray passes through the point
B(5, 6). Find the coordinates of the point of impact P on the wall, utilizing the concept
that the wall is the perpendicular bisector of the segment connecting A to its optical
reflection A'.
5. An isosceles trapezoid ABCD has parallel bases AD and BC
The equation of the line containing base AD is 2x - y + 3 = 0. The coordinates of vertex A
are (-1, 1), and vertex D has a slope of zero relative to the origin (it lies on the x-axis).
The non-parallel leg AB is perpendicular to the line L2: x + 2y - 5 = 0. The length of the
base BC is exactly twice the length of AD. Find the coordinates of vertices B, C, and D.
Prepared by: Jujen P. Bacotot
Instructor I