THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

2014 Academic year

MA110: MATHEMATICAL METHODS

Tutorial sheet 10
1. The points A and B have coordinates (−4 , 6) and (2 , 8) respectively. A line p is drawn through
B perpendicular to AB to meet the y−axis at the point C
a) Find the equation of the line p
b) Determine the coordinates of C
2. The line l has equation2 x− y−1=0. The line m passes through the point A(0 , 4) and is
perpendicular to the linel .
a) Find an equation of m and show that the lines l and m intersect at the point P ( 2 ,3 ) .
The line n passes through the point B(3 , 0) and is parallel to the line m
b) Find the equation of n and hence find the coordinates of the point Q where the lines l and n
intersect.
3. The straight line passing through the point P(2 , 1) and the point Q(k ,11) has the gradient -
5
.
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a) Find the equation of the line in terms of x and y only.
b) Determine the coordinates of the point C
4. The points (−1 ,−2) , B(7 , 2) and C ( k , 4 ) , where k is a constant, are the vertices of ∆ ABC .
Angle ABC is a right angle .
a) Find the gradient of AB.
b) Calculate the value of k
c) Find an equation of the straight line passing through B and Give your answer in the form
ax +by + c=0 , where a , b and c are integers.
5. The straight line l passes through A(1 , 3 √ 3) and B ¿ 3+ 4 √ 3 )
a) Calculate the gradient of l giving your answer as a surd in it’s simplest form.
b) Give the equation of l in the form y=mx+c , where constants m and c are surds given in
their simplest form.
c) Show that l meets the x -axis at the point C (−2 , 0)
6. The straight line l 1 has the equation4 y + x=0. The straight line l 2has the equation
y=2 x−3 .
 a) On the same axes, Sketch the graphs of l 1 and l 2 . Show clearly the coordinates of all points
at which the graphs meet the coordinate axes.
The linesl 1∧l 2 intersect at the point A .
b) Calculate, as exact fractions, the coordinates of A .
7. a) The line y=2 x−8 meets the coordinate axes at A and B .The line AB is a diameter of the
circle . Find the equation of the circle.
b)The circle centre (8 , 10) meets the x−axis at (4 , 0) and (a ,0)
i) find the radius of the circle. Ii) find the value of a.
c) The circle (x +3)2+( y +8)2=100 meets the positive coordinate axes at A(a , o) and B ( o , b ) .
i) Find the value of a and b ii) Find the equation of the line AB

8. a) The circle ,centre ( p , q) radius 25 , meets the x-axis at (−7 , 0) and ( 7 , 0 ) , where q >0.

i) Find the value of p and q

ii) Find the coordinates of the points where the circle meets the y−¿ axis

b)The points A (−1 , 0 ) , B ( 12 , √23 ) and C ( 12 ,− √23 ) are the vertices of a triangle

i)Show that the circle x 2+ y 2=1 passes through the vertices of the triangle
ii) Show that ∆ ABC is equilateral

c) The points A (−3 ,−2 ) , B(−6 , 0) and C ( p , q) lie on the centre ( −52 ,2) . The line BC is a
diameter of the circle.
i) Find the value of P and q ii) Find the gradiet of i) AB ii) AC
ii) Show that AB is perpendicular to AC
9. a)Write the equation of the following circles. Express the final equation in the form
2 2
x + y + Dx + Ey+ F=0
i) Centre at (2 , 3) and r =5 ii) Centre at (−1 ,−5) and r =3

iii) Centre at (−3 , 4 ) and r =2 iv) Centre at (0 ,−4) and r =6

b) Find the center and the length of a radius of each of the following circles and graph them
2 2
i) x + y −6 x−10 y +30=0
2 2
ii) x + y −10 x=0
2 2
iii) 4 x + 4 y −4 x−8 y−11=0
2 2
iv) x + y −x−3 y−2=0

c)i Find the equation of the circle for which the line segment determined by (−4 , 9) and
(10 ,−3) is the diameter .
 ii) Find the center and the radius of the circle given by the equation
4 x 2 +4 y 2−6 x +10 y−1=0 .

10. a) A is the point (−1 , 2 ) , B is the point ( 2 , 3 ) and C is the point ( 3 , 5 ) . P is a point which
2
AQ= AB
divides BC in the ratio 3 : 4 and Q lies on AB such that 5 .

(i) Find the coordinates of P

(ii) Find the coordinates of Q.

b) I)) find the equation of the perpendicular from the point A ( 5 , 3 ) to the line
2 x− y +4=0 .

(II) A point P ( a , b ) is equidistant from the y – axis and from the point( 4 , 0 ) . Find a
relationship between a and b.

(III) M is the point (−1 , −4 ) and N is the point(−5 , 6 ) . Find the coordinates of a point P
which divides the line segment MN internally in the ratio 4 : 1

(IV) A line is drawn through the point A ( 1 , 2 ) to cut the line 2 y=3 x−5 at P and the line
x + y=12 at Q. If AQ = 2AP, find the coordinates of P and Q

C) Find the radius of a circle with center at C (−2 , 5 ) if the line x +3 y=9 is a tangent
line.

11. Find the area of the triangle formed by the points P ( 1 ,−1 ) ,Q(2 ,2) and R(3 , 7)

12. Find the perpendicular distance from the given point to the given line:

a)( 2 , 0 ) :3 x −2 y +1=0 b) ( 1 ,−2 ) :5 x+ 12 y−7=0 c) (−2 , 5 ) : y=7 x+ 11

d) The line joining ( 1 , 7 ) to ( 4 , 2 ) ; (−2 , 1 ) e) y=7 ; ( 2 , −4 )

13. a)Find the equation of the circle that passes through the three points,

i) A ( 2 ,3 ) B ( 3 , 2 )∧C (−4 ,3)

ii) Q ( 6 , −1 ) , R (−2 , 5 ) , S (−6 , −7 ) .-

c) The line L : 4 x−5 y+20=0 cuts the x – axis at A and cuts the y – axis at B.

(i) Find the coordinates of the points A and B

(ii) Find the equation of a line perpendicular to L and passing through the origin.

d) A point P ( a , b ) is equidistant from the y – axis and from the point ( 4 , 0 ) . Find a
relationship between a and b.