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1.
y A

8,1

x
B

A circle has centre (8, 1) and radius 4. The points A and B on the circle are such that the tangents to the circle at A and B pass through the origin (see diagram). (i) (ii) State the equation of the circle. The equation of any line through the origin is y = mx. (a) Show that the x-coordinates of any points of intersection of this line and the circle are given by x 2 1 m2 2 x m 8 49 0 Hence or otherwise find the set of values of m for which the line meets the circle.

(b)

(iii) Hence or otherwise prove that the exact value of tan AOB is 56 . 33

2.

(i) (ii)

Describe completely the curve x2 + y2 = 25. Find the coordinates of the points of intersection of the curve x2 + y2 = 25 and the line 2x + y 5 = 0.

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O Level Add Math : Coordinate Geometry - Circle A circle has equation x2 + y2 + 2x 4y 8 = 0. (i) (ii) Find the centre and radius of the circle.

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3.

The circle passes through the point ( 3, k), where k < 0. Find the value of k.

(iii) Find the coordinates of the points where the circle meets the line with equation x + y = 6.

4.

The circle with equation x2 + y2 6x k = 0 has radius 4. (i) Find the centre of the circle and the value of k.

The points A (3 , a) and B (1, 0) lie on the circumference of the circle, with a > 0. (ii) Calculate the length of AB, giving your answer in simplified surd form.

(iii) Find an equation for the line AB.

5.

(i) (ii)

Write down the equation of the circle with centre (0 , 0) and radius 7. A circle with centre (3 , 5) has equation x2 + y2 6x 10y 30 = 0. Find the radius of the circle.

6.

(i)

Find the equation of the circle with radius 10 and centre (2 , 1) giving your answer in the form x2 + y2 + ax + by + c = 0. The circle passes through the point (5 , k) where k > 0. Find the value of k in the form p + q .

(ii)

(iii) Determine, showing all working, whether the point ( 3 , 9) lies inside or outside the circle. (iv) Find an equation of the tangent to the circle at the point (8 , 9).

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7.

A circle C has equation x2 + y2 10x + 6y 15 = 0. (a) (b) Find the coordinates of the centre of C. Find the radius of C.

8.

The point A has coordinates (2 , 5) and the point B has coordinates (2 , 8). Find, in cartesian form, an equation of circle with diameter AB.

9.

The circle C, with centre at the point A, has equation x2 + y2 10x + 9 = 0. Find (a) (b) (c) the coordinates of A, the radius of C, the coordinates of the points at which C crosses the x-axis.

Given that the line l with gradient 7 is a tangent to C, and that l touches C 2 at the point T, (d) find an equation of the line which passes through A and T.

10.

A circle C has equation x2 + y2 6x + 8y 75 = 0. (a) Write down the coordinates of the centre of C, and calculate the radius of C.

A second circle has centre at the point (15 , 12) and radius 10. (b) Sketch both circles on a single diagram and find the coordinates of the point where they touch.

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The circle C, with centre (a , b) and radius 5, touches the x-axis at (4 , 0), as shown in the figure below.
y

a ,b 5
O

(a) (b)

Write down the value of a and the value of b. Find a Cartesian equation of C.

A tangent to the circle, drawn from the point P (8 , 17), touches the circle at T. (c) Find, to 3 significant figures, the length of PT.

12.
y

y 3x 4

P 2,2

The line y 3x 4 is a tangent to the circle C, touching C at the point P (2 , 2), as shown in the figure above. The point Q is the centre of C. (a) Find the equation of straight line that passes through PQ.

Given that Q lies on the line y = 1, (b)

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show that the x-coordinate of Q is 5, and the equation of C.

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B 8,5
M

A 2, 3
The points A and B have coordinates (2 , 3) and (8 , 5) respectively, and AB is a chord of a circle with centre C, as shown above. (a) Find the gradient of AB.

The point M is the mid-point of AB. (b) Find an equation for the line through C and M.

Given that the x-coordinate of C is 4, (c) (d) find the y-coordinate of C, show that the radius of the circle is 5 17 . 4

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Answer keys: 1. (i) (ii)b 3. (i) (ii) (iii) 5. (i) (ii) x + y = 49 r=8
2 2

2.

x 8 y 1
2

16

(i) (ii) 4.

5 m 3 12 4
Centre at (1 , 2), radius 13 k = 1 (1 , 5), (2 , 4) 6.

Circle centre at (0 , 0); radius 5 units x = 0 or x = 4

(i) k = 7 (ii) 4 2 (iii) y = x + 1 (i) x2 + y2 4x 2y 95 = 0 (ii) k = 1 + 91 (iii) Inside (iv) y 3 x 15 4 8.

x 2 y 13 2

7. (a) (b) 9. (a) (b) (c) (d) 11. (a) (b) (c) 13. (a) (b) (c)
4 3 y 3 x 19 4 4 7 4

(5 , 3) 7 10. A (5 , 0) Radius = 4 units (1 , 0) , (9 , 0) y 2 x 10 7 7 12. a = 4, b = 5 (a)

2

25
2

(a) (b)

(3 , 4), radius = 10 (9 , 4)

x 4 y 5
2

25

(b)

x 5 y 1
2

y 1 x 8 3 3

10

11.6 units

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