Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Coordinate geometry

Coordinate geometry — practice question

Both $A(1, 1)$ and $B(5, 9)$ are on the curve $6y = 5x^2 - 18x + 19$.
(i)[4]

Show that $2y = 13 - x$ is the equation of the perpendicular bisector of $AB$.

(ii)[5]

The curve intersects the perpendicular bisector of $AB$ at $C$ and $D$. Find, by calculation, the distance $CD$, and give your answer in the form $\sqrt{\left(\frac{p}{q}\right)}$, where $p$ and $q$ are integers.

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