Lesson G11

G11 solve geometrical problems on coordinate axes Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Maths, Unit 4

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. The midpoint of (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) is:

    • (x₁ + x₂, y₁ + y₂)
    • ((x₂ − x₁)/2, (y₂ − y₁)/2)
    • (x₁ × x₂, y₁ × y₂)
    • ((x₁ + x₂)/2, (y₁ + y₂)/2)
  2. A line parallel to y = 3x − 2 has gradient:

    • 3
    • −3
    • −1/3
    • 2
  3. A line perpendicular to y = 4x + 1 has gradient:

    • −1/4
    • 4
    • −4
    • 1/4
  4. The y-intercept of y = 2x − 5 is at:

    • (2, 0)
    • (−5, 0)
    • (0, 2)
    • (0, −5)
  5. The line x = 4 is:

    • diagonal
    • horizontal
    • vertical
    • through the origin
  6. What type of straight line is represented by the equation y = −2?

    • diagonal
    • curved
    • vertical
    • horizontal
  7. Which geometric theorem is used to find the distance between two coordinate points?

    • Pythagoras
    • Gradient
    • Midpoint
    • Thales
  8. What must two distinct straight lines share to be parallel?

    • same gradient
    • negative gradient
    • perpendicular gradient
    • same intercept
  9. What is the midpoint of (2, −3) and (8, 5)?

    • (10, 2)
    • (3, 4)
    • (6, 8)
    • (5, 1)
  10. What is the distance between (−2, 1) and (4, 9)?

    • 100
    • 14
    • 7
    • 10
  11. What is the equation of the line through (0, 4) and (2, 10)?

    • y = 4x + 3
    • y = 3x − 4
    • y = 3x + 4
    • y = 2x + 4
  12. What is the equation of the line perpendicular to y = 2x + 1 that passes through (0, 5)?

    • y = −2x + 5
    • y = 0.5x + 5
    • y = 2x + 5
    • y = −0.5x + 5
  13. A triangle has vertices (0, 0), (4, 0) and (0, 3). What is the length of its hypotenuse?

    • 12
    • 7
    • √7
    • 5
  14. Lines y = 4x + 1 and 8x − 2y = 6 are:

    • the same line
    • intersecting at (0, 1)
    • parallel
    • perpendicular
  15. The point (3, k) lies on the line y = 2x − 1. What is k?

    • 2
    • −5
    • 7
    • 5
  16. What is the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the segment from A(0, 0) to B(6, 8)?

    • y = −0.75x + 6.25
    • y = 0.75x + 1.75
    • y = 1.33x
    • y = −0.75x + 4
  17. Triangle A(1, 1), B(5, 1) and C(1, 4) has what area?

    • 12
    • 7.5
    • 6
    • 10
  18. What is the geometric relationship between points A(1, 2), B(3, 6) and C(5, 10)?

    • perpendicular
    • collinear
    • concentric
    • parallel
  19. A line y = mx + 3 passes through (2, 11). What is m?

    • 2.5
    • 14
    • 7
    • 4
  20. A line from (1, 2) to (5, k) is parallel to y = 0.5x + 3. What is k?

    • 8
    • 6
    • 3
    • 4

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