CAIE P1 2016 March — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2016
SessionMarch
TopicStraight Lines & Coordinate Geometry

5 Two points have coordinates \(A ( 5,7 )\) and \(B ( 9 , - 1 )\).
  1. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of \(A B\). The line through \(C ( 1,2 )\) parallel to \(A B\) meets the perpendicular bisector of \(A B\) at the point \(X\).
  2. Find, by calculation, the distance \(B X\).