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1. Given the points P 1,2  , Q  2, 4  , R  3, h  and S  3, 4  . If the straight line PQ is perpendicular
to the straight line RS , find the value of h . 【 1 】
Then, find the coordinate of intersection point of line PQ and RS . 【  1, 2  】

2. Diagram 1 shows the straight line 2 y  3x  4 on Cartesian

plane. Point T move such that TP  TQ .
(a) Find the equation of locus of point T 【 6 x  9 y  5  0 】
(b) Show that whether locus T passes through point R or not.
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(c) Find the area of quadrilateral of OPQR . 【 】
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Diagram 1

3.* Solution by scale drawing is not accepted.

Diagram 2 shows a rectangular wall surface PQSV.
Anas wanted to mark a point A so that the wall fan could
be installed at that position accurately. The switch of the
fan is located at point R. He had made measurements
using two straight strings PT and QU.
[ Use R as the origin]
(a) State the coordinates of point A. 【  3, 0.5 】
(b) Find the distance, in m, of VU and of UT so that the
two straight strings intersect at point A. 【0.4，0.8】
Hence, state the ratio of VU:UT. 【1:2】 Diagram 2
(c) Anas wants to hang a picture frame at point B as in the diagram. He used a straight string PB to make
the measurements. Show that the straight string is not perpendicular to the straight string QU.

4.* Diagram 3 shows a point Q that moves along the circumference of a

circle with centre S. The straight line 2 x  y  3 is tangent to the circle
at point B and intersects the y  axis at point A.
(a) Point S is the image of point P under a reflection at line
2 x  y  3 . Points P, B and S are collinear.
Find the equation of locus of point Q.
【 x2  y 2  12 x  10 y  41  0 】
(b) If the straight line BS is extended to point N, such that 3BN  4SN ,
calculate the area of quadrilateral OABN.【67 】
Diagram 3

5.* Diagram 4 shows the straight line AB intersects with the straight line CD
at point E. The equation of straight line CD is 3x  2 y  1 .
 
(a) Find the coordinates of point E in the form p  q 2, r  s 2

【  1  2,3  2  】

(b) Given the distance between point E and point  1  m 2,  2  is 17 .

Find the values of m . 【 1 or 3】
Diagram 4
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6.* A and C are two points with coordinates  5, 2  and  9,8 respectively. Point B lies on the x  axis.
(a) Find the equation of locus for a moving point P such that P is always equidistant from point A and C.
【 2 x  3 y  29  0 】

(b) D is a point such that ABCD is a rhombus. Find the area of the rhombus 
【  1 ,10 】
2 
(c) Determine whether the locus P passing through point R 10, 2  【no】

7. Solution by scale drawing is not accepted.

Diagram 5 shows a rectangle KLMN. Given that the coordinates
of K, L, M and N are  10, q  ,  p, 7  ,  8, 2  and  2,10 
respectively.
(a) Find the value of p . 【 4 】
(b) Find the equation of the straight line KL and the value of q .
【 4 x  3 y  37  0 , q  1 】
(c) Calculate the area, in unit 2 , of the rectangle KLMN. 【150】
(d) A fence is built with the condition that the distance between
the fence and the points K and M is always in the ratio 3: 2 . Diagram 5
Find the equation of the fence.【 5x2  5 y 2  224 x  28 y  208  0 】

8. Diagram 6 shows the straight line of AC and the straight

line of CD. Point B lies on the straight line of AC while
point C lies at the intersection of the straight line AC and
CD. The north direction is parallel to the y  axis.
If the bearing of point A from point B is 315 .
Find,
(a) the equation of the straight line AC, 【 y  x  2 】
(b) the equation of the straight line CD.
Hence, find point C. 【 y  x  4 ,  3, 1 】
(c) State the equation of a locus whose distance is
always equal from the point B and point D. 【 x  3 】 Diagram 6

9.* Solution by drawing to scale are not accepted.

Diagram 7 shows the position of three houses drawn
on a Cartesian plane. A straight road with an equation
of y  2 x  7  0 will be built to connect Zulaikha’s
house and Aina’s house. Another straight road will be
built to connect Shanti’s house and Aina’s house.
The two roads are perpendicular to each other and meet
at Aina’s house, A.
(a) Find the equation of the straight road AB .【 x  2 y  4  0 】
(b) Find the coordinates of Aina’s house. 【  2, 3 】

10. Given a straight line connecting point P 1,5  and point Q  a, 4  is perpendicular to a straight line
connecting point A  9,5  and point B  3,1 .
(a) Find the value of a . 【 2 】
(b) Find the equation of the straight line that passes through point Q and is parallel to the straight line AB.
【 x  3 y  14  0 】
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11. Diagram 8 shows straight lines RU and RS. Straight line RS is

parallel to the x  axis and has equal length with straight line RU.
(a) Find the equation of perpendicular bisector of US.【 2 x  y  4  0 】
(b) Point P  x, y  moves such that its distance from R is always
twice its distance from point U. Find the equation of the locus P.
【 3x  3 y  24 x  8 y  20  0 】
2 2
Diagram 8

12.*Diagram 9 shows an ABCD agricultural expo site organized by

Eastin University. Point F is the centre of the secretariat tent.
(a) The distance of point B is 3 times from the secretariat tent
and 4 times from point D. Given that the coordinates of the
 15 13 
secretariat tent is  ,  , calculate the value of k . 【2】
4 4
(b) Calculate the area of expo site. 【82.5】 Diagram 9

13. Diagram 10 shows a quadrilateral PQRS.

Given the area of quadrilateral is 80cm2 , find the value of a .【2】

Diagram 10

14. (a) (i) Given C is a point on a line segment joining the points A  12,1 and B  3, 7  such that

AC  1 AB . Find the coordinate of point C. 【  7,3 】

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(ii) Hence, find the equation of straight line AC. 【 2 x  5 y  29  0 】
(b) Point P moves such that its distance from B is always 6 units. Find the equation of locus of point P.
【 x 2  y 2  6 x  14 y  22  0 】

15. Diagram 11 shows a rectangle EFGH. The equation of the

straight line EF is y  2 x  7 . Find
(a) the equation of the straight line HG, 【 y  2x  3 】
(b) the equation of the straight line EH, 【 x  2y  4  0 】
(c) the coordinates of point H, 【  2,1 】
(d) the area, in units 2 , of rectangle EFGH 【60】
Diagram 11

16. Diagram 12 shows the positions of 3 players in the same team in the
video game Valorie. The initial position of every player is A 1, 6  ,
B  8, q  and C  3, 4  .
(a) The initial positions of the three players form a triangle. Find the
value of q if the area of triangle formed is 36 unit 2 . 【7】
(b) One hidden weapon(武器) is located at the perpendicular bisector
of the line joining B and C. Find the equation that describes(形容)
Diagram 12
the possible location of the weapon. 【 5 x  11y  44  0 】
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17.*Diagram 13 shows a lake which is in quadrilateral shape ABCD and

BD is a straight path. The city planning officer plans to build a new
straight route connecting point C to point S  2h, 3h  located on path
BD. Given the length of CS is 113 m .
(a) (i) If h and k are integers, find the value of h and of k .【 h  1, k  8 】
(ii) Hence, determine whether CS is the shortest walkway from
point C to path BD. 【No】
(b) There is a stall selling drinks at a point E located on the AD route.
Point E divides the straight pathway AD in a ratio of 1:2. Diagram 13
Find the coordinates of the stall.  
【  7 ,  10 】
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18. Diagram 14 shows a straight line 2 y  px  0 and the straight

line y  6   q 2  5  x intersects at point P.

Express q in terms of p . 【q   5 2 】
p Diagram 14

19. The diagram 15 shows a triangle PQR. The straight line PQ is

perpendicular to the straight line RE. The straight line PF and RE
intersect at point G. Given that PG : GF  2 :1 , find
(a) the coordinates of G, 【  4,3 】
(b) the equation of straight line PQ, 【 y  3x  17 】
(c) the equation of straight line RQ, 【 x  y 3  0】
(d) the equation of the locus W of a moving point such that its
distances from points P and R are in the ratio 3: 2 .
【 5x2  5 y 2  100 x  34 y  191  0 】 Diagram 15

20. Diagram 16 shows the straight line AC which intersects the y  axis at
point B.
(a) The equation of AC is 3 y  2 x  15 . Find
(i) the coordinates of B, 【  0, 5  】

(ii) the coordinate of C, given AB : BC  2 : 7 .  

【 21 , 2 】
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(b) Find the equation of the straight line which passes through point A
and is perpendicular to AC. 【 3x  2 y  23  0 】 Diagram 16
(c) Calculate the ratio of area of triangle AOB to AOC.【 2 : 9 】

21.*Diagram 17 shows the quadrilateral PQRS. Point M  9, h  k  is lies

on the straight line QR. The distance from point M to point Q is the
same distance as point R. The distance ratio QM : MR is m : n ,
(a) state the smallest value of m and n , 【1,1】
(b) express h in terms of k , 【h  3 k 】
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(c) find the possible values of L when the area of the quadrilateral Diagram 17
PQRS is 105 unit 2 , hence state the coordinates of point S.
【 L  5 ,  8, 7  】
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22. Given the coordinates of A  1, 3 , B  4, 0  and C  6, 2  . Show that ABC are collinear by finding the
area of the polygon ABC.

23. The equation of locus of a moving point R is given by x2  y 2  9 x  y  18  0 , Show that

(a) the locus R intersects with x  axis at two different points,
(b) the straight line y  3x  8 is a tangent to the locus R.

24.*A straight line AB passes through a point  m, 0  and has a gradient of m . Find
(a) the equation of the line in terms of m . 【 y  mx  m2 】
(b) the values of m if the line AB passes through the point 1, 6  . 【 2,3 】
(c) the equation of the straight line AB if m is a positive constant. Hence, find the coordinates of the
intersection points between the straight line AB and the curve x2  y  7  6 x .
【 y  3x  9 ,  2, 15 ,  1, 12  】

25.*Solution by scale drawing are not accepted.

Diagram 18 shows a trapezium shaped mini garden run by the
Agricultural Club of a school. The trapezium is labelled as PQRS.
Points P and S lie on y  axis and PQ is parallel to RS. Given that
PQ is perpendicular to QR and the gradient of PQ is 3 .
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(a) find the equation of QR. 【 2 x  3 y  32  0 】
(b) find the coordinates of R such that ST : SR  2 : 5 .【 10, 4  】
(c) find the area, in unit 2 , of OQRS . 【 87 unit 2 】
(d) A point W  x, y  moves such that its distance from point Q is Diagram 18
always 10 units.
(i) find the equation of the locus of W .【 x2  y 2  8x  16 y  20  0 】
(ii) determine whether or not the locus intercepts the y  axis. 【yes】

26. Diagram 19 shows a triangle PQR lies on a Cartesian plane.

The equation of QR is x  y  3 . The perpendicular bisector of PQ
passes through R. Find
(a) the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ.【 y  3x  11 】
(b) coordinates of the point R. 【  4,1 】
(c) area of the triangle PQR. 【 20 unit 2 】

27.*Solution by scale drawing is not accepted. Diagram 20 shows a

trapezium OKLM. Given that the coordinates of K,L and M are
 5, 10  ,  p, 16  and  q,10  respectively. The straight line KL
perpendicular to the straight line OK.
(a) Find the value of p . 【7】
(b) Find the equation of the straight line LM and the value of q .【20】
(c) Calculate the area , in unit 2 , of the trapezium OKLM.【 270 unit 2 】
(d) A fence is built with condition that the distance between the
fence and the point K and M is always in the ratio 2 : 3 ,
find the equation of the fence. 【 5x2  5 y 2  250 x  260 y  875  0 】
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28.*The equation of locus of a moving point R is given by x 2  y 2  14 x  8 y  40  0 . Show that

(a) the locus R intersects the x  axis at two different points,
(b) the straight line y  x  2 is not tangent to the locus R.

29. Diagram 21 shows a straight line PQ with the equation 3x  5 y  1 . The point
Q lies on the x  axis and the point P lies on the y  axis. Find the equation of
the straight line which is perpendicular to PQ and passes through the point Q.
【 15 x  9 y  5  0 】
Diagram 21

30. Solution by scale drawing is not accepted.

Diagram 22 shows a kite KLMN. Given that the coordinates of
K,L,M and N are  1,3 ,  2, 4  ,  5, 5  and  p,5  respectively.
(a) Find the value of p . 【10】
(b) Given that point T  2, q  lies on the straight line LN.
Find the equation of the straight line LN and the value of q .
【 3x  4 y  10  0 , q  1 】 Diagram 22

(c) Calculate the area, in unit 2 , of the kite KLMN. 【 75unit 2 】

(d) A string is tied with the condition that the distance between the string and the point K and M is always
in the ratio 3:1 . Find the equation of the string.【 2 x2  2 y 2  23x  24 y  110  0 】

31. Diagram 23 shows the positions of four traffic lights A, B, C and

D on the Cartesian plane. Given that B  3, p  , C  3, 4  and
D  7, 6  are collinear such that BC : CD  m : n .
(a) Determine m : n . 【3:2】
(b) Hence, find the value of p . 【1】
(c) Find the area, in units 2 , of ABD .【 65 units 2 】
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Diagram 23

32.*Solution by scale drawing is not accepted. Diagram 24 shows the

location of Azman’s house, school and market connected by three roads
on Cartesian plane. Given the equation of the straight line for the road
that connected house to school is 2 x  y  9 and equation of the straight
line for the road that connected market to school is 2 y  x  2  0 .
(a) Find the coordinates of school. 【  4,1 】
(b) Determine whether the road connected house to school and the road
connected market to school are perpendicular. 【yes】

 
(c) A signboard is placed at the coordinate 12 , 1 on the road that
5 5
Diagram 24
connected between market and school. Find the ratio of distance
between market and school to the signboard. 【3:2】
(d) A telecommunication company plans to place communication tower between house school and market.
The tower is equipped(装备) with a fence(篱笆) to prevent(防止) any trespassing(擅自进入). Given
the equation of the locus of the fence centered on the tower and its diameter 2 units is
x2  y 2  4 x  4 y  7  0 . Find the coordinates of the communication tower. 【  2, 2  】
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33. The equation of locus of a moving point R is given by x2  y 2  3x  3 y  8  0 . Show that

(a) the locus R intersects the x  axis at two different points,
(b) the straight line y  x  2 is a tangent to the locus R.

34.*Diagram 25 shows the points P, Q and R on a Cartesian plane. Point Q lies on

the y  axis.
(a) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PR.【 2 x  y  1  0 】
(b) Given point Q is equidistant from points P and R and PQRS is a rhombus.
Find the coordinates of points Q and S. 【 Q  0, 1 , S  2,3 】
Diagram 25
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(c) Find the area of the rhombus. 【 20 unit 】

35. Solution by scale drawing not accepted.

Diagram 26 shows the position of two tsunami detection buoys
placed on the surface of the ocean, namely buoy Aand buoy C.
Two more new buoys will be added to the detection system.
If represented on the cartesian plane, the coordinates of buoy A
and buoy C are 1,3 and  7, 7  respectively. According to the
plan, buoy B will be placed on the y -axis and be the same
distance from buoy A and buoy C. Buoy D will also be added, Diagram 26
such that ABCD is a rhombus. Find
(a) coordinates of B and of D,【  0,11 , 8, 1 】
(b) if the area of rhombus ABCD is 52km2 . Find the closest(最靠近) distance A to BC.
【 52 km or 6.4498km】
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