Area using coordinate formula

Calculate area of triangle or polygon directly from coordinates of vertices using the coordinate geometry formula (e.g., ½|x₁(y₂-y₃) + x₂(y₃-y₁) + x₃(y₁-y₂)|)

3 questions · Moderate -0.3

1.03a Straight lines: equation forms y=mx+c, ax+by+c=01.03b Straight lines: parallel and perpendicular relationships
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Edexcel P1 2024 January Q5
10 marks Standard +0.3
5. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{2043b938-ed3f-4b69-9ea9-b4ab62e2a8ce-10_891_850_295_609} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} \section*{In this question you must show all stages of your working.} \section*{Solutions relying on calculator technology are not acceptable.} The straight line \(l _ { 1 }\), shown in Figure 1, passes through the points \(P ( - 2,9 )\) and \(Q ( 10,6 )\).
  1. Find the equation of \(l _ { 1 }\), giving your answer in the form \(y = m x + c\), where \(m\) and \(c\) are constants to be found. The straight line \(l _ { 2 }\) passes through the origin \(O\) and is perpendicular to \(l _ { 1 }\) The lines \(l _ { 1 }\) and \(l _ { 2 }\) meet at the point \(R\) as shown in Figure 1.
  2. Find the coordinates of \(R\)
  3. Find the exact area of triangle \(O P Q\).
OCR MEI C1 2011 June Q9
5 marks Moderate -0.3
A line \(L\) is parallel to the line \(x + 2y = 6\) and passes through the point \((10, 1)\). Find the area of the region bounded by the line \(L\) and the axes. [5]
SPS SPS SM 2024 October Q5
8 marks Moderate -0.8
\includegraphics{figure_5} Figure 4 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 $$5x + 3y = 40$$ [3]
Given that
  • lines \(l_1\) and \(l_2\) intersect at the point C
  • line \(l_1\) crosses the \(x\)-axis at the point A
  1. find the exact area of triangle \(ABC\), giving your answer as a fully simplified fraction in the form \(\frac{p}{q}\) [5]