CIE IGCSE ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS

(0606)

TOPICAL PRACTICE QUESTIONS

TOPIC 8:
STRAIGHT LINE GRAPHS

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Paper 1
Variants 1, 2 and 3
2016- 2020
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1 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

Three points have coordinates A (-8, 6) , B (4, 2) and C (-1, 7) . The line through C perpendicular to
AB intersects AB at the point P.

(i) Find the equation of the line AB. [2]

(ii) Find the equation of the line CP. [2]

(iii) Show that P is the midpoint of AB. [3]

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(iv) Calculate the length of CP. [1]

(v) Hence find the area of the triangle ABC. [2]

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2 Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line joining the points (1, 3) and (4, -5). Give
your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers. [5]

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3 When lg y is plotted against x2 a straight line graph is obtained which passes through the points (2, 4) and
(6, 16).
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(i) Show that y = 10 A + Bx , where A and B are constants. [4]

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(ii) Find y when x = . [2]
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(iii) Find the positive value of x when y = 2. [3]

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4 The line y = 5x + 6 meets the curve xy = 8 at the points A and B.

(a) Find the coordinates of A and of B. [3]

(b) Find the coordinates of the point where the perpendicular bisector of the line AB meets the
line y = x . [5]

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5 The variables x and y are such that when ln y is plotted against x, a straight line graph is obtained. This
line passes through the points x = 4, ln y = 0.20 and x = 12, ln y = 0.08 .

(i) Given that y = Ab x , find the value of A and of b. [5]

(ii) Find the value of y when x = 6 . [2]

(iii) Find the value of x when y = 1.1 . [2]

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6 When lgy is plotted against x 2 a straight line is obtained which passes through the points (4, 3) and
(12, 7).

(i) Find the gradient of the line. [1]

(ii) Use your answer to part (i) to express lgy in terms of x. [2]

(iii) Hence express y in terms of x, giving your answer in the form y = A ^10 bx h where A and b are
2

constants. [3]

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7 When lg y is plotted against x, a straight line graph passing through the points (2.2, 3.6) and (3.4, 6) is
obtained.

(i) Given that y = Ab x, find the value of each of the constants A and b. [5]

(ii) Find x when y = 900. [2]

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lg y
1.0

0.9

0.8
(1, 0.73)
0.7

0.6

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1 (4, 0.10)

0.0
0 1 2 3 4 x2

Variables x and y are such that when lg y is plotted against x 2 , the straight line graph shown above is
obtained.
2
(i) Given that y = Ab x , find the value of A and of b. [4]

(ii) Find the value of y when x = 1.5. [2]

(iii) Find the positive value of x when y = 2. [2]

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9 It is given that y = A (10 bx) , where A and b are constants. The straight line graph obtained when lg y is
plotted against x passes through the points (0.5, 2.2) and (1.0, 3.7) .

(i) Find the value of A and of b. [5]

Using your values of A and b, find

(ii) the value of y when x = 0.6 , [2]

(iii) the value of x when y = 600 . [2]

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10 The variables x and y are such that when e y is plotted against x 2, a straight line graph passing through
the points (5, 3) and (3, 1) is obtained. Find y in terms of x. [5]

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11 When e y is plotted against , a straight line graph passing through the points (2, 20) and (4, 8) is obtained.
x
(i) Find y in terms of x. [5]

(ii) Hence find the positive values of x for which y is defined. [1]

(iii) Find the exact value of y when x = 3. [1]

(iv) Find the exact value of x when y = 2. [2]

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12 The variables x and y are such that when ln y is plotted against x, a straight line graph is obtained. This
line passes through the points x = 4, ln y = 0.20 and x = 12, ln y = 0.08 .

(i) Given that y = Ab x , find the value of A and of b. [5]

(ii) Find the value of y when x = 6 . [2]

(iii) Find the value of x when y = 1.1 . [2]

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13 When lg y is plotted against x, a straight line is obtained which passes through the points (0.6, 0.3) and
(1.1, 0.2).

(i) Find lg y in terms of x. [4]

(ii) Find y in terms of x, giving your answer in the form y = A ^10 bxh, where A and b are constants.
[3]

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14 The line y = 2x + 5 intersects the curve y + xy = 5 at the points A and B. Find the coordinates of the
point where the perpendicular bisector of the line AB intersects the line y = x . [9]

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15 When lg y 2 is plotted against x, a straight line is obtained passing through the points (5, 12) and (3, 20).
Find y in terms of x, giving your answer in the form y = 10 ax + b , where a and b are integers. [5]

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ln y

(1.5, 3.5)

(4.0, 1.5)

0 1 2 3 4 5 1
x

1
The variables x and y are such that when ln y is plotted against the straight line graph shown above is
x
obtained.
b
(i) Given that y = Ae x , find the value of A and of b. [4]

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(ii) Find the value of y when x = 0.32 . [2]

(iii) Find the value of x when y = 20 . [2]

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17 When ln y is plotted against x 2 a straight line is obtained which passes through the points (0.2, 2.4) and
(0.8, 0.9).

(i) Express ln y in the form px 2 + q , where p and q are constants. [3]

2
(ii) Hence express y in terms of z, where z = e x . [3]

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18 The line y = 2x + 1 intersects the curve xy = 14 - 2y at the points P and Q. The midpoint of the
line PQ is the point M.

(i) Show that the point c- 10,

23 m
lies on the perpendicular bisector of PQ. [9]
8

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The line PQ intersects the y-axis at the point R. The perpendicular bisector of PQ intersects the y-axis at
the point S.

(ii) Find the area of the triangle RSM. [3]

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x 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
y 6 14.3 48 228 1536

2
The table shows values of the variables x and y such that y = Ab x , where A and b are constants.
2
(i) Draw a straight line graph to show that y = Ab x . [4]

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(ii) Use your graph to find the value of A and of b. [4]

(iii) Estimate the value of x when y = 100. [2]

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20 It is known that y = A # 10 bx , where A and b are constants. When lg y is plotted against x 2 , a

2

straight line passing through the points (3.63, 5.25) and (4.83, 6.88) is obtained.

(a) Find the value of A and of b. [4]

Using your values of A and b, find

(b) the value of y when x = 2 , [2]

(c) the positive value of x when y = 4 . [2]

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