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1.6 C: Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane

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Question 65

The points $A$ , $B\,$ and $C\,$ have coordinates $(- 2, 1)$ , $(6, 5)$ and $(8, 1)$ respectively.

Show that $AB\,$ is perpendicular to $B C$ .

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Hence find the area of triangle $A B C$ .

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1.6 C: Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane Questions

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1.6 C: Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane

143 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Maths 1.6 C: Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane, covering 1.6.1 Equation of a straight line, 1.6.2 Coordinate geometry of the circle, 1.6.3 Parametric equations of curves (A-level only), and 1.6.4 Parametric equations in modelling (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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