Date | November 2019 | Marks available | 3 | Reference code | 19N.2.SL.TZ0.T_2 |
Level | Standard Level | Paper | Paper 2 | Time zone | Time zone 0 |
Command term | Find | Question number | T_2 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
The diagram shows the straight line . Points , and are points on .
is the midpoint of .
Line is perpendicular to and passes through point .
The point is on .
Find the gradient of .
Find the coordinates of point .
Find the equation of . Give your answer in the form , where .
Find the value of .
Find the distance between points and .
Given that the length of is , find the area of triangle .
Markscheme
(M1)
Note: Award (M1) for correct substitution into the gradient formula.
(A1)(G2)
[2 marks]
and (M1)
Note: Award (M1) for correct substitution into the midpoint formula for both coordinates.
OR
(M1)
Note: Award (M1) for a sketch showing the horizontal displacement from to is and the vertical displacement is and the coordinates at .
OR
and (M1)
Note: Award (M1) for correct equations seen.
(A1)(G1)(G1)
Note: Accept . Award at most (M1)(A0) or (G1)(G0) if parentheses are missing.
[2 marks]
gradient of the normal (A1)(ft)
Note: Follow through from their gradient from part (a).
OR (M1)
Note: Award (M1) for correct substitution of and their gradient of normal into straight line formula.
(accept integer multiples) (A1)(ft)(G3)
[3 marks]
(M1)
Note: Award (M1) for substitution of into their equation of normal line or substitution of and into equation of gradient of normal.
(A1)(ft)(G2)
Note: Follow through from part (c).
[2 marks]
(M1)
Note: Award (M1) for correctly substituting point and their into distance formula.
(A1)(ft)
Note: Follow through from part (d).
[2 marks]
(M1)
Note: Award (M1) for their correct substitution into area of a triangle formula. Award (M0) for their without any evidence of multiplication by to find length . Accept any other correct method to find the area.
(A1)(ft)(G2)
Note: Accept from use of a sf value for . Follow through from part (e).
[2 marks]