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Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics

7.2-7.3Parallel and perpendicular lines; midpoints, lengths and perpendicular bisectors

Parallel and perpendicular lines; midpoints, lengths and perpendicular bisectors in Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 7.2Know and use the conditions for two lines to be parallel or perpendicular.
  2. 7.3Solve problems with midpoints and lengths of lines, including the perpendicular bisector.

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  • Parallel and perpendicular lines

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Parallel and perpendicular lines; midpoints, lengths and perpendicular bisectors: sample question

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Find the gradient of a normal to the line 5x+2y=95x + 2y = 9. You may type a fraction.

Only if the answer has a unit, e.g. cm or km/h.

Turn Parallel and perpendicular lines; midpoints, lengths and perpendicular bisectors into a strength.

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