OCR MEI C1 2010 January — Question 10

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2010
SessionJanuary
TopicStraight Lines & Coordinate Geometry

10 \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{ede57eaa-2645-49df-aa09-68b6d5f35a9a-3_590_780_347_680} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 10}
\end{figure} Fig. 10 shows a trapezium ABCD . The coordinates of its vertices are \(\mathrm { A } ( - 2 , - 1 ) , \mathrm { B } ( 6,3 ) , \mathrm { C } ( 3,5 )\) and \(\mathrm { D } ( - 1,3 )\).
  1. Verify that the lines AB and DC are parallel.
  2. Prove that the trapezium is not isosceles.
  3. The diagonals of the trapezium meet at M . Find the exact coordinates of M .
  4. Show that neither diagonal of the trapezium bisects the other.