AQA C1 2007 January — Question 2

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2007
SessionJanuary
TopicStraight Lines & Coordinate Geometry

2 The line \(A B\) has equation \(3 x + 5 y = 8\) and the point \(A\) has coordinates (6, -2).
    1. Find the gradient of \(A B\).
    2. Hence find an equation of the straight line which is perpendicular to \(A B\) and which passes through \(A\).
  1. The line \(A B\) intersects the line with equation \(2 x + 3 y = 3\) at the point \(B\). Find the coordinates of \(B\).
  2. The point \(C\) has coordinates \(( 2 , k )\) and the distance from \(A\) to \(C\) is 5 . Find the two possible values of the constant \(k\).