Coordinate Exam Questions

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1 u n it r e p r e s e n ts 2 k ilo m e tre s
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U n its

10

8
T
7

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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 x
U n its

The grid shows an island with treasure buried at the point marked T.
Each unit on the grid represents 2 kilometres.

(a) Write down the coordinates of point T.

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(1)

(b) Barbara and Javed land their boat at (1,2).

Label this point L.
(1)

(c) They wish to explore the island.

First they walk in a straight line to the point (5,3).
Then they turn North and walk 5 kilometres.
Mark their path on the grid.
(2)

(d) How many kilometres are they from the treasure T?

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(2)

(e) On what bearing must they walk to reach the treasure T?

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2.
y
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x

(a) Plot these points on the grid above.

(1, 5) (2, 1) (4, 1) (6, 5)

(2)

(b) Join the points, in order, to form a quadrilateral.

(1)

(c) What is the special name given to this quadrilateral?

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(1)
(d) On the grid below draw an enlargement of the quadrilateral.
Make each side twice its original length.
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12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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3. A rhombus ABCD is drawn on the grid below.
The diagonals AC and BD are also shown.
y
B
6

4 A C

2
D
1

0 x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(a) Write down the co-ordinates of

(i) C,

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(1)

(ii) the mid-point of AC.

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(1)

(b) Write the lengths of the two diagonals AC and BD.

AC = ...................................................................

BD = ...................................................................
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4. The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD

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 y
4
A
3

1
D B
–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x

–1

–2

–3 C

–4

(a) Write down the coordinates of

(i) Point A

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(1)

(ii) Point C

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(1)

(iii) Point D

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(1)
(b) What special name is given to quadrilateral ABCD?

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(1)

5. The parallelogram ABCD is drawn on a centimetre square grid.

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 y
4

3
A B
2

–4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 x
–1

D –2 C

–3

–4

(a) The coordinates of A are (–2, 2).

Write down the coordinates of B, C and D.

Answer B (................, ...............)

C (................, ...............)

D (................, ...............)
(2)

(b) Emma says that the perimeter of the parallelogram is more than 18 cm.
Explain why Emma is correct.

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