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SESSION 4

Engr. Broddett B. Abatayo, GE, REA

TOPICS for Lecture 1

Distance between a two points

Distance between a point and a line
Distance between two parallel lines
Slope of a line
Intercept
Area given the vertices
Equation of a line
Angle between two lines
Angle of inclination

DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS

EXAMPLE 1: Find the distance between (4,-3)

and (-2,-5).
a. 11.31
c. 10.11
Ans. D

b. 9.54
d. 6.32

DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS

EXAMPLE 2: If the distance between (3,y)

and (8,7) is 13.
What is the value of y.
a. 3
c. 12
Ans. B

b. 19
d. 11

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EXAMPLE 3: The line passes through (2,4) , (7,8) and (x,16).

Find the value of x
a. -3
c. 0
Ans. A

b. 3
d. -1

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EXAMPLE 4: The line passes through

(2,4) , (7,-8)
and (12,y). Find
the value of y
a. -30
30
d. 20

c. -20
Ans. C

b.

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EXAMPLE 5: Determine the coordinates of a

point which is
3/5 of the way from
point (2,-5) and (-3,5).
a. (-1,1)
c. (-1,2)
Ans. A

b. (-2,1)
d. (1,-1)

DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS

EXAMPLE 6: The segment from (-1,4) to (2,-2) is

extended
three times its own
length. The terminal point is
a. (11,-24)
c. (11,-18)
Ans. D

b. (-11,-20)
d. (11,-20)

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EXAMPLE 7: If (-2,-4) is the midpoint of (6,-7)

and (x,y), then
the values of x and
y are
a. x=2 , y=1
y=-1
y=-1

Ans.
c. B
x=10 , y=-1

b. x=-10 ,
d. x=-8 ,

DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS

EXAMPLE 8: The line segment connecting (x,6)

and (9,y) is
bisected by the point (7,3).
Find the values of
x and y
a. 14 , 6
c. 5 , 0
Ans. C

b. 33 , 12
d. 14 , 6

DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS

EXAMPLE 9: Find the coordinates of a point

equidistant from
(1,-6), (5,-6) and (6,-1).
a. (2,-2)
c. (3,-3)
Ans. C

b. (3,-2)
d. (2,-3)

DISTANCE BETWEEN A POINT AND A LINE

y
(x,y)
Ax + By + C = 0

Formula:
d=

Ax + By + C
A + B

DISTANCE BETWEEN A POINT AND A LINE

EXAMPLE 10 : Find the distance between point (5,7) and the

line 5x 6y + 9.
a. 7.43
c. 7.86
Ans. A

b. 7.29
d. 7.58

DISTANCE BETWEEN A POINT AND A LINE

EXAMPLE 11: The distance between point and

the line 5x
3y + 2 is 0.86, Find the
location of a point.
a. (4,3)
c. (3,4)
Ans. C

b. (-3,4)
d. (-4,3)

DISTANCE BETWEEN A POINT AND A LINE

EXAMPLE 12: The distance between point (3,7) and the

line is 4.85, Find the
equation of a line.
5y - 6
6y - 5

a. 4x - 5y + 6

b. 4x +

Ans.
c. D
4x - 6y + 5

d. 4x +

DISTANCE BETWEEN A POINT AND A LINE

EXAMPLE 13: The two points on the lines 2x +

3y + 4 = 0
which are at a distance
2 from the line
3x + 4y 6 = 0 are
a. (-5,1) and (-5,2)
and (4,-4)
Ans.
B
c. (8,8)
and (12,12)
and (-4,4)

b. (64,-44)
d. (44,-64)

DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO PARALLEL

LINES
y
Ax + By + C = 0

Ax + By + C = 0

Formula:
d=

C - C
A + B

DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO PARALLEL

LINES

EXAMPLE 14: Find the distance between the

given lines
4x 3y 12 = 0 and 4x 3y + 8
= 0.
a. 3
Ans. c.
B 5

b. 4
d. 6

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LINES

EXAMPLE 15: Find the distance between the

lines
3x + y 12 = 0 and 3x + y 4 =
0.
Ans.a.B2.31
c. 3.33

b. 2.53
d. 2.26

SLOPE OF A LINE

y
(x,y)

Ax + By + C = 0

(x,y)

Given two points:

m=

y - y
x - x

Given general equation of a line:

Where: x x
y

m=-

A
B
y

Y = A + Bx

Given slope-intercept form equation of a line:

m=B

Given the angle of inclination:

m = tan

SLOPE OF A LINE

EXAMPLE 16: Find the slope of a line defined

by y x = 5
a. 1
c. -1/2
Ans. A

b. 1/4
d. 1/2

SLOPE OF A LINE

EXAMPLE 17: What is the slope of the line 3x

+ 2y + 1 = 0
a. 3/2
c. -3/2
Ans. C

b. 2/3
d. -2/3

SLOPE OF A LINE

EXAMPLE 18: A line passes trough (1,5) and

(10,-8). Find the
slope of the line
a. -5/6
c. -1/2
Ans. B

b. -13/9
d. 3/2

SLOPE OF A LINE

EXAMPLE 19: The slope of the line joining the

points (3,-5)
and (4,10) is
a. 15
c. 12
Ans. A

b. -15
d. 11

SLOPE OF A LINE

EXAMPLE 20: The line 2x 3y -7 = 0 is

perpendicular to
another line L of
unknown equation. Find the
slope of
L
a. 3/2
c. 2/3
Ans. B

b. -3/2
d. -2/3

X AND Y INTERCEPT

EXAMPLE 21: From the given points (1,5) and

(10,-8). Find
the x-intercept
a. 58/7
c. 58/11
Ans. B

b. 58/13
d. 58/9

X AND Y INTERCEPT

EXAMPLE 22: From the given points (1,5) and

(10,-8). Find
the y-intercept
a. 58/7
c. 58/11
Ans. D

b. 58/13
d. 58/9

AREA GIVEN THE VERTICES

A (x,y)

C (x,y) v

B (x,y)

Formula:

Area = det

x
x

y
y

1
1

AREA GIVEN THE VERTICES

EXAMPLE 23: Given the vertices of a triangle

whose
coordinates are (1,1) ,
(3,-3) and (5,-3). Find the
area of the
triangle
units
units

a. 3 sq. units

b. 4 sq.

Ans.
c. B
5 sq. units

d. 6 sq.

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EXAMPLE 24: Given the vertices of a triangle

whose
coordinates are (-2,0) ,
(4,0) and (3,3). Find the
area of the
triangle
a. 8 sq. units
units
units

Ans.c.B10 sq. units

b. 9 sq.
d.11 sq.

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EXAMPLE 25: Given the vertices of a square

whose
coordinates are (1,1) ,
(0,8) , (4,5) and (-3,4).
What is
the area
a. 20 sq. units
units
units

Ans.
c. C25 sq. units

b. 30 sq.
d.35 sq.

EQUATION OF A LINE
y = mx + b

(Slope-Intercept Equation of a Line)

y y1 = m(x x1)

(Point-Slope Equation of a Line)

Ax + By + C = 0

(General Form for the Equation of a Line)

x/a + y/b = 1

(Two Intercept Form for the Equation of a Line)

y=b

(Vertical Line Equation)

x=a

(Horizontal Line Equation)

EQUATION OF A LINE

EXAMPLE 26: Find the equation of a line passing

through the
origin and with a slope of 6
a. y 6x = 0
c. y + x = -6
=0

Ans. A

b. y = -6
d. 6x + y

EQUATION OF A LINE

EXAMPLE 27: A line passes trough (1,-3) and (4,2). Write the
equation of the line in slopeintercept form
-2
=x

a. y 4 = x
Ans. B
c. y = x - 4

b. y = -x
d. y 2

EQUATION OF A LINE

EXAMPLE 28: The equation of a line that

intercepts the x-axis
at x=4 and the yaxis at y=-6 is
a. 3x + 2y = 12
= 12
3y = 12

Ans.
c. C3x - 2y = 12

b. 2x - 3y
d. 2x +

EQUATION OF A LINE

EXAMPLE 29: Find the equation of a line

through point (3,1)
and is
perpendicular to the line x + 5y +5 = 0.
= 14
5y = 14

a. 5x - 2y = 14

b. 5x - y

Ans.
c. B
2x - 5y = 14

d. 2x +

EQUATION OF A LINE

EXAMPLE 30: What is the equation of the line

passing
through (-2,6) with the
x-intercept half the yintercept.
a. x - y = 6

b. 2x +

2y + 2 = 0
c. 3x + y 2 = 0
2 = 0 Ans. D

d. 2x + y

EQUATION OF A LINE

EXAMPLE 31: A line passes through (2,2). Find

the equation
of the line if the length of
the line segment
intercepted by the
coordinates axes is the
square root of
5.
2=0
+2=0

a. 2x + y -2 = 0

b. 2x - y -

Ans.
c. B
2x - y + 2 = 0

d. 2x + y

ANGLE BETWEEN THE TWO LINES

L

Formula:
tan =

m - m
1 + mm

ANGLE BETWEEN TWO LINES

EXAMPLE 32: A line passes through (1,5) and

(10,-8). Find
the angle it makes with the
x-axis.
a. 56.3545

b.

53.3448
Ans.c.C-55.3048
-54.4646

d.

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EXAMPLE 33: Find the acute angle of

intersection of the
lines 3x - 7y = 5
and 2x + 5y = 1.
a. 50
c. -30
Ans. B

b. 45
d. -40

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EXAMPLE 34: A line with an inclination of 45

passes through
(-5/2,-9/2). What is the x-coordinate
of a point
on the line if its
corresponding y-coordinate is 6?
a. 6
Ans.c.C8

b. 7
d. 9