4.

Coordinate Geometry
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Mark / 20 %

1) Find the mid-point of the following line segment. [1]

y

4
3
2
1
x
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4
-1
-2
-3
-4

2) Find the mid-point of the following two points [1]

(8,0) and (-9,3)

3) The line DE is a diameter of a circle, where D and E are (-2,10) and (10,6) respectively. Find the
coordinates of the centre of the circle.

[1]
4) The line RS is a diameter of a circle, where R and S are (6,-9) and (2,11) respectively. Find the
coordinates of the centre of the circle and state whether the line y = − 5x+19 passes through it.

[1]
5) The line RS is a diameter of the circle centre (-8, -6). Given R is (-12,-13), find the coordinates of S. [1]

6) The line XY is a diameter of a circle centre C, where X and Y are (2,-5) and (6,-7) respectively. The
line l passes through C and is perpendicular to XY. Find the equation of l.

[1]

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7) The line XY is a diameter of the circle centre (2,0). The line l passes through Y and is perpendicular to
XY. Given that X is (11,2), find the equation of l. Write your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0 , where a
, b and c are integers.

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8) The line PQ is a chord of the circle centre C, where P and Q are (7,8) and (3,12) respectively. The line l
is perpendicular to PQ and bisects it. Find the equation of l.

[1]
9) The lines DE and FG are chords of the circle. The line y = 4x+3 is the perpendicular bisector of DE.
The line y = 6x+17 is the perpendicular bisector of FG. Find the coordinates of the centre of the circle.

[1]
10) Find the distance between the following points [1]

(-6,12) and (2,13)

11) The point (0,2) lies on the circle centre (-7,1). Find the radius of the circle. [1]

12) The line RS is a diameter of a circle, where R and S are (-11,-1) and (11,-13) respectively. Find the
coordinates of the centre and the radius of the circle.

[1]
13) Write down the equation of the circle [1]

centre (-8,14) and radius 2 7

14) Find the centre and the radius of the circle [2]

a) (x + 7)2 + ( y + 9)2 = 25

b) x 2 + y2 + 18x − 2y + 57 = 0

15) Does the following circle pass through the given point [1]

(x + 2)2 + y2 = 147, (7 , − 8 )

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16) The point ( − 4, 5) lies on the circle centre ( − 7, 3) . Find the equation of the circle. [1]

17) The circle (x − 2)2 + ( y + 2)2 = 40 meets the x -axis at ( d , 0) and the y-axis at (0, e). Find the possible
values of d and e.

[1]
18) The line y = x − 10 meets the circle (x+8 )2 + ( y at P and Q. Find the coordinates of P and Q. [1]

19) Find the point of intersection of the tangent y = − x − 9 to the circle (x − 1)2 + ( y − 2)2 = 72 . [1]

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Solutions for the assessment 4. Coordinate Geometry

1) (1, -2) 2) (-0.5, 1.5)

4) The centre of the circle is (4, 1) and the line does not pass
3) The centre of the circle is (4, 8)
through the centre.

5) (-4,1) 6) The equation of l is y = 2x − 14

7) The equation of l is 9x + 2y + 67 = 0 8) The equation of l is y = x + 5

9) The centre of the circle is (-7, -25) 10) 8.06 or 65

11) 7.07 or 5 2 12) The centre is (0, -7) and the radius is 12.5 or 157

13) The equation of the circle is

(x + 8)2 + ( y − 14)2 = 28

14) a) The centre is (-7, -9) and the radius

b) The centre is (-9, 1) and the radius is 5
is 5

15) No 16) (x − 7)2 + ( y + 3)2 = 185

17) d = 8 or d = − 4 and e = 4 or e = − 8 18) The coordinates of P and Q are (2, -8) and (0, -10)

19) The point of intersection is (-5, -4)

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