CAIE P1 2014 November — Question 9

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2014
SessionNovember
TopicStraight Lines & Coordinate Geometry

9
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{8952fc09-004a-4fb6-ad80-5312095a7057-4_832_775_258_685} The diagram shows a trapezium \(A B C D\) in which \(A B\) is parallel to \(D C\) and angle \(B A D\) is \(90 ^ { \circ }\). The coordinates of \(A , B\) and \(C\) are \(( 2,6 ) , ( 5 , - 3 )\) and \(( 8,3 )\) respectively.
  1. Find the equation of \(A D\).
  2. Find, by calculation, the coordinates of \(D\). The point \(E\) is such that \(A B C E\) is a parallelogram.
  3. Find the length of \(B E\).