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Your Practice Paper – Analysis and Approaches HL for IBDP Mathematics

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Proofs and Identities
� Identity of x : The equivalence of two expressions for all values of x
� : Identity sign
� Types of proofs : 1 . Prove by contradiction 2 . Prove by counter example

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Coordinate Geometry
� Consider the points P( x1, y
1) and Q( x2, y
2) on a x - y plane : y2 � y1 1 . m � : Slope of PQ x � x
2 .
2 1
d � ( x � x ) � ( y � y ) : Distance between P and Q
2 2 2 1 2 1
1 2 1 2
3 .
xx , yy � �
�: The mid-point of PQ � 2 2 �
� Forms of straight lines with slope m and y -intercept c : 1 . y �mx � c : Slope-intercept form
2 . Ax � By �C
� 0 : General form
� Ways to find the x -intercept and the y -intercept of a line : 1 . Substitute y � 0 and make x the subject to find the x -intercept 2 . Substitute x � 0 and make y the subject to find the y -intercept
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