CAIE P1 2010 November — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2010
SessionNovember
TopicStraight Lines & Coordinate Geometry

2 Points \(A , B\) and \(C\) have coordinates \(( 2,5 ) , ( 5 , - 1 )\) and \(( 8,6 )\) respectively.
  1. Find the coordinates of the mid-point of \(A B\).
  2. Find the equation of the line through \(C\) perpendicular to \(A B\). Give your answer in the form \(a x + b y + c = 0\).