11 Coordinate Geometry of Straight Lines 5 p

(b) Slope of the line =

q 1
5 p
Solutions 1= 1M
q 1
1. (a) AB = (3  3) 2  (0  8) 2 units 1M q1=5p
p=6q 1A
= ( 6) 2  (8) 2 units
= 10 units 1A
7  (5)
08 4. Slope of AB = 1M
Slope of AB = 1M 0  (3)
33
12
8 =
= 3
6
4 =4
= 1A 11  7
3 Slope of BC = 1M
1 0
(b) CD = [4  ( 2)]2  [ 2  ( 1)]2 units 1M
=4
= 6 2  ( 1) 2 units ∵ Slope of AB = slope of BC 1M
= 37 units 1A ∴ The three points lie on the same straight line. 1A
 2  ( 1)
Slope of CD = 1M
4  ( 2 )
5. Let (x , 0) be the coordinates of the point where L2 cuts the x-axis.
1
= 1A ∵ L1 // L2
6
∴ Slope of L1 = slope of L2 1M
04
2. (a) AB = [4  (1)]2  (7  5) 2 units 1M 2 = 1M
x  (2)
2 2
= 5  (12) units 4
2 =
= 13 units x2
x+2=2 1M
BC = [k  (7)] units
x=0
= (k + 7) units
∴ The coordinates of the point are (0 , 0). 1A
∵ BC = AB
∴ k + 7 = 13 1M
 1  ( 4)
k=6 1A 6. (a) Slope of AB = 1M
3  ( 1)
(b) Let  be the inclination of the straight line passing through A and C. 3
=
From (a), the coordinates of C are (4 , 6). 4
Slope of AC = tan  7  (1)
Slope of BC = 1M
65 33
= tan  1M 8
4  ( 1) =
1 6
= tan  4
5 =
3
 = 11.3, cor. to 3 sig. fig.
7  (4)
∴ The required inclination is 11.3 1A Slope of AC = 1M
 3  (1)
11
=
3. (a) Slope of the line = tan 45 1M 2
=1 1A ∵ Slope of AC < slope of BC < slope of AB
∴ AC has the smallest slope. 1A
 (b) ∵ Slope of AB  slope of BC = 1 1M (b) From (a), the coordinates of A and B are (2 , 4) and (5 , 3) respectively.
∴ AB  BC AD = [ 6  ( 2)]2  (1  4) 2 units 1M
i.e. ABC = 90 2
= ( 4)  ( 3) units 2

∴ △ABC is an right-angled triangle. 1A

= 5 units
BC = (5  8) 2  [3  (1)]2 units 1M
7. (a) Let (x , 0) and (0 , y) be the coordinates of P and Q respectively.
2 2
= ( 3)  4 units
Slope of L = 2
30 = 5 units
=2 1M
2 x ∵ AD = BC 1M
3 ∴ ABCD is an isosceles trapezium. 1A
=2
2 x
3
= 2  x 23
2 9. (a) Slope of AB = 1M
 2  (5)
7
x = 5
2 = 1A
3
Slope of L = 2
1  (2)
3 y Slope of BC =
=2 1M 3  (2)
20
3 y 3
=2 = 1A
2 5
3  y = 4 1 3
Slope of AC =
y=7 3  (5)
2
 7  =
∴ The coordinates of P and Q are   , 0  and (0 , 7) respectively. 1A+1A 8
 2  1
= 1A
  7  7 4
(b) OP = 0     units = units
  2   2 (b) ∵ Slope of AB  slope of BC = 1 1M
OQ = (7  0) units = 7 units ∴ AB  BC
1 i.e. ABC = 90
Area of △OPQ =  OP  OQ
2
∴ △ABC is a right-angled triangle. 1A
1 7
=   7 sq. units 1M
2 2
= 12.25 sq. units 1A 10. D
AC = (5  1) 2  ( k  2) 2 BC = (5  10) 2  ( k  3) 2
8. (a) ∵ AB // CD = 4 2  ( k  2) 2 = ( 5) 2  ( k  3) 2
∴ Slope of AB = slope of CD
= 16  ( k  2) 2 = 25  ( k  3) 2
3  2n 1  (1)
= 1M
( n  3)  ( 2)  6  8 ∵ AC = BC
3  2n 1
= ∴ 16  ( k  2) 2 = 25  ( k  3) 2
n5 7
21 + 14n = n + 5 16 + (k  2)2 = 25 + (k  3)2
13n = 26 16 + k2  4k + 4 = 25 + k2  6k + 9
n=2 1A 2k = 14
k=7

11. A
12. B DF = [3  (1)]2  (4  2) 2 units
Let (p , 0) be the coordinates of P. = 42  22 units
OR = (5  0) units = 5 units = 20 units
OP = (p  0) units = p units ∵ DE = DF
5  p = 30 ∴ △DEF is an isosceles triangle.
p=6 i.e. II is true.
∴ The coordinates of P are (6 , 0). For III:
The coordinates of Q are (6 , 5). From I, slope of DE = 2
50 4  ( 2 )
Slope of QO = Slope of EF =
60 3 1
5 =3
tan QOP =
6 42
QOP = 40, cor. to the nearest degree Slope of DF =
3  ( 1)
1
=
13. B 2
Slope of FH = slope of EG = 0 ∵ Slope of DE  slope of DF = 1
1 4 ∴ DE  DF
Slope of FG = = 1
52 i.e. EDF = 90
4 1 ∴ △DEF is a right-angled triangle.
Slope of EH = =1
4 1
∴ III is true.
4 1
Slope of EF = =3 ∴ Only II and III must be true.
2 1
4 1
Slope of GH = = 3
45
∵ Slope of FG  slope of EH = 1
∴ FG  EH
i.e. B is true.

14. D
For I:
22
Slope of DE =
1  ( 1)
= 2
 0.5
∴ I is not true.
For II:
DE = [1  (1)]2  (2  2) 2 units
= 2 2  (4) 2 units
= 20 units
EF = (3  1) 2  [4  (2)]2 units
= 2 2  6 2 units
= 40 units