Coordinate Geometry
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1. Find the midpoint of the segment joining the points (4, -2) and (-8,6).
[1] (6, 4) [2] (-6,-4) [3] (2, 2) [4] (-2, 2)
1.________
2. Find the distance between the points (3, -2) and (6,4).
[1] 85 [2] 79 [3] 5 3 [4] 3 5 2.________
3. What is the slope of the line passing through the points (4,6) and (-1,-2)?
[1] 4/3 [2] 3/4 [3] 8/5 [4] 5/8 3.________
4. M is the midpoint of AB . The coordinates of A are (-2,3) and the coordinates
of M are (1,0). Find the coordinates of B.
[1] (-1/2, 3/2) [2] (4,-3) [3] (-4,3) [4] (-5,6)
4.________
5. The point (-4,-2) lies on a circle. What is the length of the radius of this circle if
the center is located at (-8,-10)?
[1] 48 5.________
[2] 80 [3] 108 [4] 288
6. Find AB.
[1] 1
[2] 2
[3] 2 7
6.________
[4] 7 2
7. Which point satisfies the linear quadratic system y = x + 3 and y = 5 - x2?
[1] (-2,1) [2] (2,1) [3] (-1,2) [4] (4,-1) 7.________
8. When proving that a quadrilateral is a trapezoid, it is necessary to show
[1] only one set of parallel sides.
[2] one set of parallel sides and one set of non-parallel sides.
[3] one set of parallel sides and one set of congruent sides. 8.________
[4] two sets of parallel sides.
9. Find the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is 2y + 6x = 24.
[1] -3 [2] 6 [3] 1/3 [4] -1/6
9.________
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10. A student enters the following information into his/her calculator when
attempting to find the slope between the points (6,7) and (-5,3). Which of the
following statements is TRUE?
[1] The student is correct, the slope is 11.5.
[2] The slope formula does not involve subtraction.
[3] The slope is actually -11.5.
[4] The slope is actually 4/11. 10._______
11. Find the midpoint of the segment connecting the points (a, b) and (5a, -7b).
11._______
[1] (3a, -3b) [2] (2a, -3b) [3] (3a, -4b) [4] (-2a, 4b)
12. Find the radius of a circle whose diameter has endpoints (-3, -2) and (7, 8).
[1] 5 [2] 5 2 [3] (2,3) [4] 52 12._______
13. From observing the graph at the right, what is(are) the solution(s) to this linear
quadratic system?
[1] (5,3)
[2] (2,-6)
[3] (5,3) and (-1,3)
13._______
[4] (5,3) and (0,-2)
14. The birds shown on the graph below are flying toward one another at the same
speed and same altitude on a straight line course. The birds start from points
A(-4,4) and B(10,-2). How far will each bird fly (to the nearest mile) before
they collide, if each grid on the graph represents 5 miles?
[1] 8 miles
[2] 10 miles
[3] 38 miles
[4] 40 miles 14._______
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15. Find the equation of the line parallel to the line whose equation is y = 6x + 7 and
whose y-intercept is 8.
[1] y = -6x + 8 [2] y = (-1/6)x + 8 [3] y = (1/6)x + 8 [4] y = 6x + 8 15._______
16. When proving that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram by using slopes, you must
find:
[1] the slopes of all four sides [3] the lengths of all four sides.
[2] the slopes of two opposite sides. [4] both the lengths and slopes of
all four sides. 16._______
17. Which of the following is TRUE regarding the graphs of the equations of a
linear quadratic system?
[1] the graphs may intersect in two locations.
[2] the graphs may intersect in one location.
[3] the graphs may not intersect.
[4] all three choices are true. 17._______
18. What is the center of a circle whose equation is (x - 1)2 + (y + 3)2 = 25?
[1] (-1, 3) [2] (3, -1) [3] (1, -3) [4] (-3, 1) 18._______
19. A lawn service company offers services within an 20 mile radius of their office.
When the service area is represented graphically with the office located at (0,0),
the equation that represents the service area is:
[1] x2 + y2 = 20 [2] x2 + y2 = 40 [3] x2 + y2 = 400 [4] x2 + y2 = 4000 19._______
20. When proving that a triangle is a right triangle using coordinate geometry
methods, you must:
[1] show that the slopes of two of the sides are negative reciprocals creating
perpendicular lines and right angles.
[2] show that the lengths of the sides satisfy the Pythagorean Theorem, thus
creating a right angle.
[3] both choices 1 and 2 may be used.
20._______
[4] neither choice 1 nor 2 may be used.
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