The diagram (not drawn to scale) shows a right-angled triangle PQR in which point P is (5, 4) and point R is (9, 2). Point S is (-1.5, 11) and PR is parallel to SQ.

- (a)
Find the equation of PQ.

- (b)
Find the coordinates of Q.

- (c)
Given that T is a point on QR extended such that units, find the coordinates of T.
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Worked solution
13(a)
1. Find the gradient of the line PR
Gradient of
2. Find the gradient of PQ using the perpendicularity condition
Since , .
Gradient of
3. Find the equation of the line PQ
Using point and gradient :
13(b)
1. Find the equation of line SQ
From part (a), the gradient of is .
Since is parallel to , the gradient of is also .
Using point :
2. Set up simultaneous equations to find Q
From part (a), the equation of is .
Equating the two equations for :
3. Solve for the coordinates of Q
Substitute into :
The coordinates of are .
13(c)
1. Find the coordinates of Q from earlier parts
Gradient of .
Since , gradient of .
Equation of : .
Since , gradient of .
Equation of : .
Solving simultaneously:
.
.
So .
2. Calculate the length of QR
units.
3. Use the ratio of lengths to find the coordinates of T
Since T is on QR extended, Q, R, and T are collinear in that order.
The ratio of lengths is .
This means the horizontal and vertical displacements from Q to T are 4 times those from Q to R.
Displacement from Q to R: , .
Displacement from Q to T: , .
Coordinates of T: .
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