Straight-Line Graphs (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Additional Maths): Exam Questions

Exam code: 0606

47 mins7 questions
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Variables x and y are such that, when y4 is plotted against 1x, a straight line graph passing through the points (0.5, 9) and (3, 34) is obtained. Find y as a function of x.

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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).

1a
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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.

1b
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The point C has coordinates (5, p) and lies on the perpendicular bisector of AB. Find the value of p.

1c
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It is given that the line AB bisects the line CD.
Find the coordinates of D.

2a
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Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line joining the points (12, 1) and (4, 3), giving your answer in the form y = mx+c.

2b
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The perpendicular bisector cuts the axes at points A and B. Find the length of AB.

1a
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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.

1b
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The line parallel to AB which passes through the point (5, 12) intersects L at the point C. Find the coordinates of C.

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The curves y = x2 and  y2 = 27x  intersect at O(0, 0) and at the point A. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line OA.

3a
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The line y = 5x+6 meets the curve xy = 8 at the points A and B.

Find the coordinates of A and of B.

3b
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Find the coordinates of the point where the perpendicular bisector of the line AB meets the line y = x