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Mathematics · Topic 44

Straight lines: equations, slopes and intercepts

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Distance from the origin to the line $3x+4y+20=0$

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Identifying intercept, slope-intercept and point-slope forms (true/false)

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Triangle vertices from three intersecting lines

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Sub-topic 4 2024 · National Preliminary Premium

Intersection of a quadratic curve and a line by simultaneous equations

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Intersection of a quadratic curve and a line, and the distance between the points

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Testing three points for collinearity using slopes

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Line through a point, parallel to a given line

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Line through a point, perpendicular to a given line

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Tangent of the acute angle between two lines from their gradients

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Tangent of the acute angle between two lines from their gradients

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Perpendicular distance from a point to a line

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Tangent of the angle between two lines from their gradients

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Line through a point, perpendicular to a given line

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Sub-topic 14 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Line through a point, perpendicular to a given line

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Sub-topic 15 2018 · National Preliminary Premium

Line through a point, perpendicular to the line through two other points

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Sub-topic 16 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Slope and y-intercept of a line in intercept form

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Sub-topic 35 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Equation of a line through two given points

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Sub-topic 36 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Tangent of the angle between two lines from their gradients

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Sub-topic 50 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Perpendicular bisector of a line segment

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Sub-topic 51 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Line through a point, perpendicular to a given line

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Sub-topic 52 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Line through a point, parallel to a given line

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Sub-topic 54 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

A line parallel to the x-axis has slope zero (true/false)

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Sub-topic 56 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Vertical line through two points sharing an x-coordinate

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Sub-topic 57 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Horizontal line through two points sharing a y-coordinate

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Sub-topic 58 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Equation of a line through two given points

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Sub-topic 59 2013 · National Semifinal Premium

Intercepts of a line in standard form $ax+by=c$

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Sub-topic 60 2013 · National Semifinal Premium

Intercepts of a line in intercept form $\dfrac{x}{a}+\dfrac{y}{b}=1$

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Sub-topic 61 2013 · National Semifinal Premium

Intercepts of a line in slope-intercept form $y=mx+c$

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Sub-topic 66 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Gradient and y-intercept of a line from its general-form equation

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Sub-topic 69 2022 · National Preliminary Premium

Line through a point, perpendicular to a given line

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Sub-topic 81 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

Slopes $m_1$ and $\dfrac{1}{m_2}$: are the lines parallel if $m_1\cdot m_2=1$? (true/false)

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Sub-topic 82 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

Slopes $m_1$ and $\dfrac{1}{m_2}$: are the lines perpendicular if $\dfrac{m_1}{m_2}=1$? (true/false)

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Sub-topic 83 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

Slopes $m_1$ and $\dfrac{1}{m_2}$: do the lines intersect if $m_1\cdot m_2\neq1$? (true/false)

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