Solve Problems with Coordinates

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1) A horizontal line is drawn between
two coordinates on a grid. What are
the coordinates of point A?

A=( , ) A × × B (2, 3)

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2) A horizontal line goes through (-2, -5).
A vertical line goes through (4, 6).
The two lines meet at point A.

What are the coordinates of point A?

A=( , ) x

A
×
(-2, -5)
×

(-8, 5) 3) ABCD is a square.

A D
a) What are the coordinates
of vertex C?

C=( , )

x b) What are the coordinates

of vertex D?

B C D=( , )
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Solve Problems with Coordinates
1) ABCD is a rectangle.

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A D
× ×
The coordinates of
vertex C are (-4, -3).

× ×
B C
(-5, -4) Emily

What mistake has Emily made? Explain your reasoning.

2) Point B is the midpoint between A and C and has the coordinates (1, -1).

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To find the coordinates
of point C, I will just
( , ) need to double the
C
×
coordinates of A.
I think the coordinates
of point C are (-4, -8).
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× B (1, -1)
(-2, -4) A × Hari

Do you agree with Hari’s statement? Explain why.

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Solve Problems with Coordinates
1) Lines AB and CD are congruent. M and N are the midpoints of each line.
Use the information on the coordinate grid to find the missing coordinates.
D( , ) y B( , )
× ×

N (-1, 2) × × M( , )

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B=( , ) C=( , )

× × D=( , ) M=( , )
A (-3, -2) C( , )
2) The diagram shows two identical triangles. Work out the coordinates of A.
y A

(-2, 4)

x A=( , )
(-2, 0) (7, 0)
3) The diagram shows two identical squares. Identify the missing coordinates.
( , ) (5, )
×G F × A=( , )

C=( , )
( , )
×A ×
D E
× D=( , 2)
( , 2) ( , )
E=( , )
x
F = (5, )
B C
× ×
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