Rectangular Coordinate System (I) 8.59
Exercise
Supplementary 8
Level 1
1. Write down the coordinates of the points A, B, C, D and E in the
figure.
2. In each of the following, plot the specified point in the given
rectangular coordinate plane.
(a) H(4 , -3) (b) M(-3 , 7)
y
x
0 2 3 4 5
1
1
2
3
4
-4
-3
-2
-1-3-2-1
y
x
2
4
6
8
-2-4 0
3. (a) Write down the coordinates of the points P, Q, R and S in
the figure.
(b) Draw lines PQ, QR, RS and SP. Which kind of quadrilateral
is PQRS?
4. (a) Plot the points W(-1 , 3), X(4 , 3), Y(4 , -5) and Z(-1 , -5)
in a rectangular coordinate plane.
(b) Among the line segments WX, XY, YZ and ZW, which two
line segments are parallel to
(i) the x-axis?
(ii) the y-axis?
y
x
0
-2
2
4
-2
-4 2
A E
B D
C y
x
0
1
2
3
-1
1 2 3
-1-2-3
P
Q
R
S
1
1
Exercise Objective
1 Questions related to Exercise 8A.
2 Questions related to Exercise 8B.
3 Questions related to Exercise 8C.
4 Questions related to Exercise 8D.
5 Miscellaneous questions.
Exam-type
question
Reference
TSA
Q1, Q2,
Q3(a), Q4(a),
Q26(a)
2019 (ME3) Q34,
2018 (ME3) Q34,
2016 (ME1) Q17
Q10, Q11(a) 2019 (ME4) Q42,
2018 (ME3) Q42,
2017 (ME4) Q42
Q13-Q15
2019 (ME4) Q42,
2018 (ME3) Q42,
2017 (ME4) Q42
DSE
Q35(a)
2017 (I) Q6(a),
2014 (I) Q8(a)
Q36(a) 2019 (II) Q25
Chapter Test 8
Level 0
Level 0
1
1
A(-2 , 3), B(-4 , 1), C(-1 , -2), D(2 , 1), E(0 , 3)
P(1 , 2), Q(-1 , 2), R(-2 , -1), S(2 , -1)
trapezium
WX, YZ
XY, ZW
H
M