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1 The line meets the curve xy = 8 at the points A and B .

Find the coordinates of the point where the perpendicular bisector of the line AB meets the line y = x.

[5]

[Total: 5]
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2 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The points A and B are (4, 3) and (12, −7) respectively.

Find the equation of the line L, the perpendicular bisector of the line AB.

[4]

[Total: 4]
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3 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The points A and B are (4, 3) and (12, −7) respectively.

The equation of line L, the perpendicular bisector of the line AB, is .

The line parallel to AB which passes through the point (5, 12) intersects L at the point C.

Find the coordinates of C.

[4]

[Total: 4]
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4 Variables x and y are such that, when is plotted against a straight line graph passing through the points
(0.5, 9) and (3, 34) is obtained. Find y as a function of x.

[4]

[Total: 4]

5 is the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point where .

This tangent intersects the x-axis at P and the y-axis at Q. Find the length of PQ.

[2]

[Total: 2]

6 Variables x and y are connected by the relationship where A and n are constants.

Transform the relationship to straight line form.

[2]

[Total: 2]
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7 Variables x and y are connected by the relationship where A and n are constants.

Given that A = e0.5 and , find the value of y when x = 11.

[2]

[Total: 2]

8 Variables x and y are connected by the relationship where A and n are constants.

The straight line form of this relationship is .

When ln y is plotted against ln x a straight line graph passing through the points (0, 0.5) and (3.2, 1.7) is
obtained.

Find the value of n and of A.

[4]

[Total: 4]
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9 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line joining the points (4, −7) and (−8, 9).

[4]

[Total: 4]

10 Solutions by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The points A and B have coordinates (−2, 4) and (6, 10) respectively.

The equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line AB is 4x + 3y− 29 = 0.

The point C has coordinates (5, 3) and lies on the perpendicular bisector of AB.

It is given that the line AB bisects the line CD.

Find the coordinates of D.

[2]

[Total: 2]
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11 Solutions by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The points A and B have coordinates (−2, 4) and (6, 10) respectively.

The equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line AB is 4x + 3y− 29 = 0.

The point C has coordinates (5, p) and lies on the perpendicular bisector of AB.

Find the value of p.

[1]

[Total: 1]

12 Solutions by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The points A and B have coordinates (−2, 4) and (6, 10) respectively.

Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line AB, giving your answer in the form

ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.

[4]

[Total: 4]
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13 Variables x and y are such that, when lgy is plotted against x3 a straight line graph passing through the points
(6, 7) and (10, 9) is obtained. Find y as a function of x.

[4]

[Total: 4]
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14 When is plotted against x, a straight line is obtained passing through the points (5, 12) and (3, 20).
Find y in terms of x, giving your answer in the form where a and b are integers.
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[5]

[Total: 5]

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x 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

y 6 14.3 48 228 1536

The table shows values of the variables x and y such that , where A and b are constants.

(a) Draw a straight line graph to show that .

[4]
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(b) Use your graph to find the value of A and of b.

[4]
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(c) Estimate the value of x when y = 100.

[2]

[Total: 10]

16 When lg y is plotted against x2 a straight line graph is obtained which passes through the points and
.
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(a) Show that , where A and B are constants.

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(b) Find y when .

[2]

(c) Find the positive value of x when y = 2.

[3]

[Total: 9]

17 When is plotted against , a straight line graph passing through the points (2, 20) and (4, 8) is obtained.
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(a) Find y in terms of x.

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(b) Hence find the positive values of x for which y is defined.

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(c) Find the exact value of y when x = 3.

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(d) Find the exact value of x when y = 2.

[2]

[Total: 9]

18 The points A, B and C have coordinates (4, 7), (−3, 9) and (6, 4) respectively.
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(a) Find the equation of the line, L, that is parallel to the line AB and passes through C. Give your answer
in the form ax + by = c, where a, b and c are integers.

[3]
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(b) The line L meets the x-axis at the point D and the y-axis at the point E. Find the length of DE.

[2]

[Total: 5]

19 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The points A and B have coordinates (p, 3) and (1, 4) respectively and the line L has equation .
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(a) Given that the gradient of AB is , find the value of p.

[2]

(b) Show that L is the perpendicular bisector of AB.

[3]
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(c) Given that C(q, −10) lies on L, find the value of q.

[1]

(d) Find the area of triangle ABC.

[2]

[Total: 8]

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Variables x and y are such that when lg y is plotted against x2 , the straight line graph shown above is obtained.

(a) Given that , find the value of A and of b.

[4]

(b) Find the value of y when x = 1.5.

[2]

(c) Find the positive value of x when y = 2.

[2]

[Total: 8]

21 A curve passes through the point and is such that .

(a) Find the equation of the curve.

[4]

The normal to the curve, at the point where x = 5, meets the line at the point P.

(b) Find the x-coordinate of P.

[6]

[Total: 10]

22 The coordinates of three points are A(−2, 6), B(6, 10) and C(p, 0).
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(a) Find the coordinates of M, the mid-point of AB.

[2]

(b) Given that CM is perpendicular to AB, find the value of the constant p.

[2]

(c) Find angle MCB.

[3]

[Total: 7]

23 Two variables, x and y, are such that , where A and b are constants. When ln y is plotted against ln x,
a straight line graph is obtained which passes through the points and .
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(a) Find the value of A and of b.

[4]

(b) Calculate the value of y when x = 5.

[2]

[Total: 6]

24 The trees in a certain forest are dying because of an unknown virus.

The number of trees, N, surviving t years after the onset of the virus is shown in the table below.
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t 1 2 3 4 5 6

N 2000 1300 890 590 395 260

The relationship between N and t is thought to be of the form .

(a) Transform this relationship into straight line form.

[1]

(b) Using the given data, draw this straight line on the grid below.

[3]
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(c) Use your graph to estimate the value of A and of b.

[3]

If the trees continue to die in the same way, find

(d) the number of trees surviving after 10 years,

[1]

(e) the number of years taken until there are only 10 trees surviving.

[2]

[Total: 10]
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25 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

Two points A and B have coordinates and respectively.

(a) Find the coordinates of C, the point where the line AB cuts the y-axis.

[3]

(b) Find the coordinates of D, the mid-point of AB.

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(c) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB.

[2]

The perpendicular bisector of AB cuts the y-axis at the point E.

(d) Find the coordinates of E.

[1]

(e) Show that the area of triangle ABE is four times the area of triangle ECD.

[3]

[Total: 10]
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26 The curve intersects the line at the points A and B. Find the equation of the
perpendicular bisector of the line AB.

[8]

[Total: 8]
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27 The relationship between experimental values of two variables, x and y, is given by , where A and b
are constants.

(a) By transforming the relationship , show that plotting ln y against x should produce a straight
line graph.

[2]

(b) The diagram below shows the results of plotting ln y against x for 7 different pairs of values of variables,
x and y. A line of best fit has been drawn.

ln y
12

11

10

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x

By taking readings from the diagram, find the value of A and of b, giving each value correct to 1
significant figure.

[4]

(c) Estimate the value of y when x = 2.5.

[2]

[Total: 8]
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28 Solutions by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The line meets the lines and at the points P and Q respectively. The point R is such
that QR is parallel to the y-axis and the gradient of RP is 1. The point P has coordinates (2, 10).

(a) Find the value of m.

[2]

(b) Find the y-coordinate of Q.

[1]

(c) Find the coordinates of R.

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(d) Find the equation of the line through P, perpendicular to PQ, giving your answer in the form ,
where a, b and c are integers.

[3]

(e) Find the coordinates of the midpoint, M, of the line PQ.

[2]

(f) Find the area of triangle QRM.

[2]

[Total: 12]

29 The point P lies on the line joining A(−2, 3) and B(10, 19) such that .
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(a) Show that the x-coordinate of P is 1 and find the y-coordinate of P.

[2]

(b) Find the equation of the line through P which is perpendicular to AB.

[3]

The line through P which is perpendicular to AB meets the y-axis at the point Q.

(c) Find the area of the triangle AQB.

[3]

[Total: 8]
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30 The table shows experimental values of variables x and y.

x 2 2.5 3 3.5 4

y 18.8 29.6 46.9 74.1 117.2

(a) By plotting a suitable straight line graph on the grid below, show that x and y are related by the equation
, where a and b are constants.

[4]
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(b) Use your graph to find the value of a and of b.

[4]

[Total: 8]

31 Points A and B have coordinates (−2, 10) and (4, 2) respectively. C is the mid-point of the line AB.

Point D is such that .

(a) Find the coordinates of C and of D.

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(b) Show that CD is perpendicular to AB.

[3]

(c) Find the area of triangle ABD.

[2]

[Total: 8]

32 Variables x and y are such that, when ln y is plotted against , a straight line graph passing through (4, 19)
and (9, 39) is obtained.

ln y

(9, 39)

(4, 19)

O 3x
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(a) Find the equation of this line in the form , where m and c are constants to be found.

[3]

(b) Find y when x = 0.5.

[2]
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(c) Find x when y = 2000.

[3]

[Total: 8]

33 The table shows experimental values of x and y.

x 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25

y 3.9 8.3 19.5 51.7

(a) Complete the following table.

[1]

(b) By plotting a suitable straight line graph on the grid on the next page, show that x and y are related by
the equation , where A and b are constants.

[2]
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(c) Use your graph to find the value of A and of b.

[4]

(d) Estimate the value of y when x = 1.25.

[2]

[Total: 9]

34 The table shows values of variables V and p.

V 10 50 100 200

p 95.0 8.5 3.0 1.1

(a) By plotting a suitable straight line graph, show that V and p are related by the equation , where
k and n are constants.

[4]

Use your graph to find

(b) the value of n,

[2]

(c) the value of p when V = 35.

[2]

[Total: 8]

35 Two variables x and y are connected by the relationship , where A and b are constants.

(a) Transform the relationship into a straight line form.

[2]

An experiment was carried out measuring values of y for certain values of x. The values of ln y and x were
plotted and a line of best fit was drawn. The graph is shown on the grid below.
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ln y

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
–1

(b) Use the graph to determine the value of A and the value of b, giving each to 1 significant figure.

[4]

(c) Find x when y = 220.

[2]

[Total: 8]

36 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

(a) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB.

[4]

The line through A parallel to BC intersects the perpendicular bisector of AB at the point D.

(b) Find the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.

[6]

[Total: 10]

37 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The points and , where p and q are constants, are the vertices of a kite
ABCD. The diagonals of the kite, AC and BD, intersect at the point E. The line AC is the perpendicular
bisector of BD. Find

(a) the coordinates of E,

[2]

(b) the equation of the diagonal AC,

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(c) the area of the kite ABCD.

[3]

[Total: 8]

38 The variables s and t are related by the equation , where k and n are constants. The table below shows
values of variables s and t.

s 2 4 6 8

t 25.00 6.25 2.78 1.56

(a) A straight line graph is to be drawn for this information with lg t plotted on the vertical axis.
State the variable which must be plotted on the horizontal axis.
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(b) Draw this straight line graph on the grid below.

1g t

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(c) Use your graph to find the value of k and of n.

[4]

(d) Estimate the value of s when t = 4.

[2]

[Total: 10]

39 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The points A and B are vertices of an isosceles triangle ABC, where angle B = 90°.

(a) Find the length of the line AB.

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(b) Find the equation of the line BC.

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(c) Find the coordinates of each of the two possible positions of C.

[6]

[Total: 10]

40 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

D X

A (–4, 6)

C (10, 4)

O x

B (6, –4)
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The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD, with vertices A(− 4, 6), B(6, − 4), C(10, 4) and D.
The angle ADC = 90°. The lines BC and AD are extended to intersect at the point X.

(a) Given that C is the midpoint of BX, find the coordinates of D.

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(b) Hence calculate the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.

[2]

[Total: 9]