SPS SPS SM 2024 October — Question 5

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS SM (SPS SM)
Year2024
SessionOctober
TopicStraight Lines & Coordinate Geometry

5. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{4db8f2e8-e4f8-4463-bf1e-c24413c34d6f-08_680_808_173_688} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 4}
\end{figure} The line \(l _ { 1 }\) has equation \(y = \frac { 3 } { 5 } x + 6\)
The line \(l _ { 2 }\) is perpendicular to \(l _ { 1 }\) and passes through the point \(B ( 8,0 )\), as shown in the sketch in Figure 4.
  1. Show that an equation for line \(l _ { 2 }\) is $$5 x + 3 y = 40$$ Given that
    • lines \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) intersect at the point \(C\)
    • line \(l _ { 1 }\) crosses the \(x\)-axis at the point \(A\)
    • find the exact area of triangle \(A B C\), giving your answer as a fully simplified fraction in the form \(\frac { p } { q }\)