Straight lines past paper questions

Mathematics 9709 · Coordinate geometry. Equations of lines, gradients, midpoints, distances, parallel and perpendicular lines, perpendicular bisectors

It came up in 33 of 69 papers, for about 5 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in May/June 2025.

Often set with Circles, Intersections of lines and curves.

34 questions, newest first

9709/13/M/J/25 Question 9 part (a) · 4 marks
9709/12/M/J/24 Question 7 part (b) · 3 marks
9709/12/M/J/24 Question 10 part (b) · 6 marks
9709/12/O/N/23 Question 11 part (a) · 4 marks
9709/12/F/M/23 Question 11 part (a) · 2 marks
9709/12/O/N/22 Question 1 part (a) · 3 marks
9709/13/O/N/22 Question 11 parts (a) (b(i)) · 7 marks
9709/13/M/J/22 Question 7 part (a) · 2 marks
9709/12/M/J/21 Question 6 · 4 marks
9709/13/M/J/21 Question 10 part (a) · 2 marks
9709/13/M/J/20 Question 10 part (a) · 4 marks
9709/12/O/N/19 Question 2 · 4 marks
9709/11/M/J/19 Question 4 · 6 marks
9709/12/M/J/19 Question 2 · 5 marks
9709/13/M/J/19 Question 7 parts (i) (iii) · 4 marks
9709/11/O/N/18 Question 3 · 5 marks
9709/12/O/N/18 Question 10 part (iii) · 3 marks
9709/13/O/N/18 Question 4 · 6 marks
9709/11/M/J/18 Question 5 · 7 marks
9709/12/M/J/18 Question 8 · 7 marks
9709/13/M/J/18 Question 6 · 7 marks
9709/11/O/N/17 Question 6 part (i) · 4 marks
9709/12/O/N/17 Question 7 part (i) · 4 marks
9709/13/O/N/17 Question 11 parts (i) (iii) · 5 marks
9709/11/M/J/17 Question 5 parts (ii) (iii) · 5 marks
9709/12/M/J/17 Question 2 · 6 marks
9709/13/M/J/17 Question 8 · 8 marks
9709/11/O/N/16 Question 4 · 6 marks
9709/12/O/N/16 Question 5 · 6 marks
9709/13/O/N/16 Question 6 · 7 marks
9709/11/M/J/16 Question 8 · 7 marks
9709/12/M/J/16 Question 8 · 8 marks
9709/13/M/J/16 Question 11 · 12 marks
9709/12/F/M/16 Question 5 · 8 marks

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