In the diagram, C is the point (30,15), A is a point on the y-axis and B is a point on the x-axis.

  1. (a)

    Given that the equation of the line AB is 3y + x = 15, find the length of AB.

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  2. (b)

    Find the equation of the line which passes through C(30,15) and is parallel to the line AB.

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  3. (c)

    If ABCD is a parallelogram, find the coordinates of D.

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16(a)

1. Find the coordinates of the endpoints $A$ and $B$ from the line equation.

Since AA is on the yy-axis, x=0x=0.

3y+0=15⇒y=53y+0=15 \Rightarrow y=5, so A=(0,5)A=(0,5).

Since BB is on the xx-axis, y=0y=0.

0+x=15⇒x=150+x=15 \Rightarrow x=15, so B=(15,0)B=(15,0).

2. Calculate the distance $AB$.

AB=(15−0)2+(0−5)2AB=\sqrt{(15-0)^2+(0-5)^2}
=225+25=\sqrt{225+25}
=250=510=\sqrt{250}=5\sqrt{10}

Answer

5105\sqrt{10} units

16(b)

1. Find the gradient of line $AB$ from its equation.

Given line ABAB:
3y+x=153y+x=15
3y=−x+153y=-x+15
y=−13x+5y=-\frac{1}{3}x+5
So the gradient of ABAB is −13-\frac{1}{3}.

A line parallel to ABAB has the same gradient, so its gradient is also −13-\frac{1}{3}.

2. Use the point $C(30,15)$ to find the equation of the parallel line.

Using y=mx+cy=mx+c with m=−13m=-\frac{1}{3} and passing through C(30,15)C(30,15):
15=−13(30)+c15=-\frac{1}{3}(30)+c
15=−10+c15=-10+c
c=25c=25
Hence,
y=−13x+25y=-\frac{1}{3}x+25
Multiplying by 3:
3y=−x+753y=-x+75
3y+x=753y+x=75

Answer

3y+x=753y+x=75

16(c)

1. Use the parallelogram property to find $D$ from $A$, $B$ and $C$.

From the line 3y+x=153y+x=15, the intercepts are
A=(0,5)A=(0,5) and B=(15,0)B=(15,0).

Since ABCDABCD is a parallelogram,
AD→=BC→.\overrightarrow{AD}=\overrightarrow{BC}.
BC→=(30−15, 15−0)=(15,15).\overrightarrow{BC}=(30-15,\,15-0)=(15,15).
Hence
D=A+BC→=(0,5)+(15,15)=(15,20).D=A+\overrightarrow{BC}=(0,5)+(15,15)=(15,20).

Answer

D(15,20)D(15,20)

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