Coordinate geometry
Use line directions, midpoints, areas and circle equations with their geometric conditions.
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Use line directions, midpoints, areas and circle equations with their geometric conditions.
Learning goals
- Reason and calculate using coordinate geometry
Syllabus statements covered
- Condition for two lines to be parallel or perpendicular • Midpoint of line segment • Area of rectilinear figure • Coordinate geometry of circles in the form: • (x − a)² + (y − b)² = r^2 • x^2 + y^2 + 2gx + 2 fy + c = 0 (excluding problems involving two circles)
- Condition for two lines to be parallel or perpendicular
- Midpoint of line segment
- Area of rectilinear figure
- Coordinate geometry of circles in the form: • (x − a)² + (y − b)² = r^2 • x^2 + y^2 + 2gx + 2 fy + c = 0 (excluding problems involving two circles)
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Coordinate circles and perpendicular lines
Use perpendicular directions, midpoint and area conditions, then recover a circle and verify tangency on the original equation.