Solution to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted. The diagram shows a kite with and . The diagonals intersect at . It is given that the coordinates of and are and respectively and the equation of is . Find Given further that the area of the triangle is of the area of the triangle ,

- (i)
the equation of .
- (ii)
the coordinates of and of .
- (iii)
find the coordinates of ,
- (iv)
find the area of the kite .
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9(i)
1. Find the gradient of the diagonal AC
The equation of is , which can be written as .
The gradient of , .
2. Find the gradient of the diagonal BD
In a kite, the diagonals intersect at right angles. Therefore, is perpendicular to .
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3. Find the equation of BD
The line passes through with gradient .
9(ii)
1. Find the equation of $BD$ (from part (i))
The gradient of () is .
Since the diagonals of a kite are perpendicular, the gradient of is .
Equation of passing through :
2. Solve simultaneously to find the coordinates of $M$
Substitute into the equation of :
Substitute into :
Therefore, is .
3. Use the properties of a kite to relate $M$ to $B$ and $D$
In kite with and , the diagonal is the perpendicular bisector of .
Thus, is the midpoint of .
4. Find the coordinates of $D$ using the midpoint formula
Let the coordinates of be .
Therefore, is .
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9(iii)
1. Relate the areas of the triangles to the lengths of the segments on the diagonal $AC$.
The area of and the area of .
Since Area of Area of , we have:
2. Find the coordinates of $M$ from earlier parts.
From earlier parts, the equation of is .
Solving simultaneously with ():
So .
3. Use the ratio of lengths to find the coordinates of $C$.
Since are collinear in that order, the vector .
The coordinates of are .
9(iv)
1. Recall the coordinates of the vertices of the kite from earlier parts
From earlier parts, the coordinates of the vertices are , , , and .
2. Apply the shoelace formula to find the area of the kite $ABCD$
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