The diagram shows lines and intersecting at . Line has equation and has equation . The point is the midpoint of . The line intersects the -axis at and the line intersects the -axis at .

- (a)
Show that is perpendicular to .
- (b)
Find the area of .
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11(a)
1. Find the coordinates of $P$ by solving the simultaneous equations for $l_1$ and $l_2$.
From , .
Substitute into :
Substitute back to find :
So, is .
2. Find the coordinates of $M$, the midpoint of $OP$.
3. Find the coordinates of $R$, the $x$-intercept of $l_1$.
Substitute into :
So, is .
4. Calculate the gradients of $OP$ and $MR$ and show their product is $-1$.
Gradient of ,
Gradient of ,
Product of gradients
Since the product of their gradients is , is perpendicular to .
Since , is perpendicular to .
11(b)
1. Find the coordinates of the intersection point $P$ by solving the simultaneous equations for $l_1$ and $l_2$.
From :
Substitute into :
So, .
2. Find the coordinates of $Q$ and $R$.
For (on -axis), substitute into :
So, .
For (on -axis), substitute into :
So, .
3. Calculate the area of quadrilateral $ORPQ$ using the shoelace formula.
The vertices in counter-clockwise order are , , , and .
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