Edexcel C1 2013 January — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2013
SessionJanuary
TopicStraight Lines & Coordinate Geometry

5. The line \(l _ { 1 }\) has equation \(y = - 2 x + 3\) The line \(l _ { 2 }\) is perpendicular to \(l _ { 1 }\) and passes through the point \(( 5,6 )\).
  1. Find an equation for \(l _ { 2 }\) in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers. The line \(l _ { 2 }\) crosses the \(x\)-axis at the point \(A\) and the \(y\)-axis at the point \(B\).
  2. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of \(A\) and the \(y\)-coordinate of \(B\). Given that \(O\) is the origin,
  3. find the area of the triangle \(O A B\).