The diagram shows a trapezium with vertices A(6, 8), B, C and D. The sides AB and DC are parallel and angle ABC is 90∘90^\circ. AB passes through the origin O and the length of AB is 15 units. The points C and D lie on the y-axis and x-axis respectively.

  1. (a)

    Show that the coordinates of B are (−3,−4)(-3, -4).

  2. (b)

    Find the coordinates of C and of D.

  3. (c)

    Find the area of the trapezium ABCD.

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11(a)

1. Find the length of OA

OA=(6−0)2+(8−0)2=36+64=100=10OA = \sqrt{(6 - 0)^2 + (8 - 0)^2} = \sqrt{36 + 64} = \sqrt{100} = 10 units

2. Find the length of OB

Since AB=15AB = 15 and OO lies on ABAB between AA and BB, OB=AB−OA=15−10=5OB = AB - OA = 15 - 10 = 5 units.

3. Use similar triangles or vector scaling to find coordinates of B

Since A,O,BA, O, B are collinear and OO is between AA and BB, the vector OB⃗\vec{OB} is in the opposite direction to OA⃗\vec{OA}.
OB⃗=−OBOAOA⃗=−510(68)=−12(68)=(−3−4)\vec{OB} = -\frac{OB}{OA} \vec{OA} = -\frac{5}{10} \binom{6}{8} = -\frac{1}{2} \binom{6}{8} = \binom{-3}{-4}.
Alternatively, by similar triangles, the coordinates of BB are (−12×6,−12×8)=(−3,−4)(-\frac{1}{2} \times 6, -\frac{1}{2} \times 8) = (-3, -4).

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11(b)

1. Find the gradient of the line AB.

Gradient of AB=8−(−4)6−(−3)=129=43AB = \frac{8 - (-4)}{6 - (-3)} = \frac{12}{9} = \frac{4}{3}

2. Find the gradient of the line BC using the perpendicularity condition.

Since ∠ABC=90∘\angle ABC = 90^\circ, BCBC is perpendicular to ABAB.
Gradient of BC=−1Gradient of AB=−34BC = -\frac{1}{\text{Gradient of } AB} = -\frac{3}{4}

3. Find the equation of line BC and the coordinates of C.

Equation of BCBC passing through B(−3,−4)B(-3, -4):
y−(−4)=−34(x−(−3))y - (-4) = -\frac{3}{4}(x - (-3))
y=−34x−94−4y = -\frac{3}{4}x - \frac{9}{4} - 4
y=−34x−254y = -\frac{3}{4}x - \frac{25}{4}
Since CC lies on the yy-axis, x=0x = 0.
y=−254=−6.25y = -\frac{25}{4} = -6.25
Coordinates of CC are (0,−6.25)(0, -6.25).

4. Find the gradient of the line DC.

Since DCDC is parallel to ABAB, they have the same gradient.
Gradient of DC=43DC = \frac{4}{3}

5. Find the equation of line DC and the coordinates of D.

Equation of DCDC passing through C(0,−254)C(0, -\frac{25}{4}):
y=43x−254y = \frac{4}{3}x - \frac{25}{4}
Since DD lies on the xx-axis, y=0y = 0.
0=43x−2540 = \frac{4}{3}x - \frac{25}{4}
43x=254\frac{4}{3}x = \frac{25}{4}
x=254×34=7516=4.6875x = \frac{25}{4} \times \frac{3}{4} = \frac{75}{16} = 4.6875
Coordinates of DD are (4.6875,0)(4.6875, 0).

Answer

C(0,−6.25)C(0, -6.25), D(4.6875,0)D(4.6875, 0)

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