Coordinate Geometry

Student’s Name: Subject Group: Mathematics MYP Year: 4
Unit title: Coordinate Geometry Weekend Task Sheet
Key concept: Form Related concepts: System & Global context: Orientation in space and time
Representation
SOI: Mathematics can be represented in different forms as influenced by location and space
Time assigned: 1 hour Time Taken: Due Date: 02.09. 2019
1. Given parallelogram with vertices , , , and :
a. Find the perimeter of the parallelogram; round to

the nearest hundredth.
RS = 5 units
RU = √
Perimeter = 10 + 2√ = 22.17 units
b. Find the area of the parallelogram.
Base = RS = 5 units
Eqn of RS : 4x – 3y = -5
Perpendicular distance from T to RS = Height of the parallelogram = 4.2 units
Area = 5 x 4.2 = 21 sq units
2. Consider the points and in the coordinate plane. Let be the origin.
a. Find the coordinates of a point, , away from the origin on the line that make triangle
a right triangle with a right angle at .
C will be of the form (a,a)

Slope of AC x Slope of BC = -1
But C is a point away from the origin so a =5

b. Find the coordinates of a point, , on the line that make triangle a right triangle with
right angle at .
Solving as above coordinates of D will be (4,4)
3. M is the midpoint of OA.N is the midpoint
of AB. P is the midpoint of OB.
a) Show that MN is parallel to OB.
M(2,3) and N(5,3) , P(3,0)
Slope of MN = 0
Slope of OB = 0
Since slopes are same lines are parallel.
b) Is PN parallel to OA?
Slope of PN = 3/2
Slope of OA = 3/2
Lines are parallel
c) Is PM parallel to AB?
Slope of PM = -3
Slope of AB = -3
Lines are parallel
d) Will this be true for any triangle
OAB? (Show your proof.)
Yes.
e) Find the perpendicular bisectors of
OA and OB.
Slope of perpendicular bisector of OA= -2/3
It passes through M(2,3)
Equation : 3y = -2x + 13
Slope of perpendicular bisector of OB = 0

It passes through P(3,0)
Eqn : x = 3
f) Find the point W where the two bisectors intersect.
(3,7/3)
g) Show that the perpendicular bisector of AB also passes through W.
Slope of perpendicular bisector of AB = 1/3
It passes through N(5,3)
Eqn : 3y = x + 4
Substituting (3,7/3) in the above

LHS : 7
RHS : 7
Therefore, the perpendicular bisector passes through W.

h) Explain why W is equidistant from O, A and B.
i) W is called the circumcentre of triangle OAB. Using W as the centre, draw a circle through O,
A and B.
4. Line A is parallel to the line with equation 2x − y = 7 and passes through the point (2, 3). Line B is
perpendicular to the line with equation 4x − 3y + 3 = 0 and also passes through the point (2, 3). Line C
intersects with line A where it cuts the y-axis and intersects with line B where it cuts the x-axis.
a) Determine the equations for all three lines. Give answers in the form ax + by + c = 0.
Line A :
Slope = 2
Eqn: y = 2x -1
Line B
Slope = -3/4
Eqn: 4y = -3x + 18
Line C
Passes through (6,0) and (0,-1)
Eqn: y = 1/6 x - 1
b) Sketch all three lines on the one set of axes.
c) Determine whether the triangle formed by the three lines is scalene, isosceles or equilateral.
Pts of intersection : A(2,3) ,B(0,-1) and C(6,0)
AB = √
BC = √
AC = √
The triangle is scalene
5. Two post offices are located at P(3,8) and Q(7,2) on a council map. What
is the equation of the line which should form the boundary between the
two regions being served by the post offices?
The boundary should be formed by the perpendicular bisector.

Slope of PQ = -3/2
Slope of perpendicular bisector = 2/3
Eqn : y = 2/3 x + 6
6. The Voronoi diagram alongside shows the location of three post offices
and the corresponding regions of closest proximity. The Voronoi edges
are the perpendicular bisectors of AB , BC and CA respectively. Find:
a) The equations of the Voronoi edges
Eqn of perpendicular bisectors:
Of AB : y = -3x – 10
BC : 3y = x
AC : x + 2y = 5
b) The coordinates of the Voronoi vertex
(3,1)
7. A straight water pipeline passes through two points with map references (3,2) and (7,-1) respectively.
The shortest spur pipe from the pipeline to the farm P at (9,7) is PN. Find:
a) The coordinates of N
Eqn of pipeline: 4y = -3x + 17
Slope of perpendicular : 4/3
Eqn : y = 4/3 x – 5
Pt of intersection = Coordinates of N = (4.44,0.92)
b) The length of the pipeline PN given the grid reference scale is 1 unit = 0.5 km
Distance = 7.6 units = 3.8 km
8. Given A(-3,2) , B(2,3) , C(4,-1) and D(-1,-2) are the vertices of a quadrilateral ABCD.
a) Find the gradient of AB and DC
Gradient of AB = 1/5
Gradient of DC = 1/5
b) Find the gradient of AD and BC
Grad of AD = -2
Grad of BC = -2
c) What do you deduce from your answers to parts a and b
Opposite sides have same slopes. Opposites sides are parallel. ABCD is a parallelogram
d) Find the midpoints of the diagonals of the quadrilateral. What property of parallelograms does this
check?
Mid pt of AC = (0.5,0.5)
Mid pt. of BD = (0.5,0.5)
Diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other
Extended Math Only
1. Find the point on the directed line segment from to that divides the segment in the ratio
of .
Using section formula : (4,7)

2. The lines l1 and l2 are at right angles to each other. The line l1
has the equation px + qy + r = 0. Show that the distance from
M to the origin is given by
√
The distance from M to the origin is the shortest distance from

the origin to the line L1.
Using formula we get the required distance.
3. For P(-1,2,3) and Q(1,-2,-3) find:

a) The distance PQ
√
b) The mid point of PQ
(0,0,0)
4. Find k if P is (1,3,-1) and Q is (2,1,k) and PQ is √ units.
= 30
k = 4,-6
5. How far is (-1,-2,5) from the origin?
√ units
6. P(x,y,z) is equidistant from A(-1,1,0) and B(2,0,0). Deduce that y = 3x – 1.
AP = BP

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Student’s Name: Subject Group: Mathematics MYP Year: 4

Unit title: Coordinate Geometry Weekend Task Sheet

1. Given parallelogram with vertices , , , and :

a. Find the perimeter of the parallelogram; round to

b. Find the area of the parallelogram.

C will be of the form (a,a)

But C is a point away from the origin so a =5

Slope of perpendicular bisector of OB = 0

Substituting (3,7/3) in the above

Therefore, the perpendicular bisector passes through W.

The boundary should be formed by the perpendicular bisector.

Extended Math Only

Using section formula : (4,7)

The distance from M to the origin is the shortest distance from

3. For P(-1,2,3) and Q(1,-2,-3) find:

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