Geometry of Equations
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A line through a variable point creates a triangle; can we find its area?
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Find

  1. the equation of the line with gradient \(-2\) which passes through the point \((2t,t)\),
  2. the values of \(t\) for which the area enclosed by this line and the coordinate axes is \(4\) square units.
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UCLES AO level Additional Mathematics 2, QP 8175/2, 1980, Q1

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