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P C

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The circle C has centre A with coordinates (7, 5).

The line l, with equation y = 2x + 1, is the tangent to C at the point P, as shown in Figure 3.

(a) Show that an equation of the line PA is 2y + x = 17

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(3)

(b) Find an equation for C.

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The line with equation y = 2x + k, k ≠ 1 is also a tangent to C.

(c) Find the value of the constant k.

(3)
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14. A circle C with radius r

● lies only in the 1st quadrant
● touches the x-axis and touches the y-axis
The line l has equation 2x + y = 12
(a) Show that the x coordinates of the points of intersection of l with C satisfy

5x 2 + (2r − 48) x + (r 2 − 24r + 144) = 0

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Given also that l is a tangent to C,
(b) find the two possible values of r, giving your answers as fully simplified surds.
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C Diagram NOT
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Z

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Figure 3

The points X and Y have coordinates (0, 3) and (6, 11) respectively. XY is a chord of a
circle C with centre Z, as shown in Figure 3.

(a) Find the gradient of XY.

(2)

The point M is the midpoint of XY.

(b) Find an equation for the line which passes through Z and M.
(5)

Given that the y coordinate of Z is 10,

(c) find the x coordinate of Z,

(2)

(d) find the equation of the circle C, giving your answer in the form

x2 + y2 + ax + by + c = 0

where a, b and c are constants.

(5)
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7. The circle C has equation

x2 + y2 + 10x – 6y + 18 = 0
Find

(a) the coordinates of the centre of C,

(2)

(b) the radius of C.

(2)

The circle C meets the line with equation x = –3 at two points.

(c) Find the exact values for the y coordinates of these two points, giving your answers as
fully simplified surds.
(4)
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C

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Figure 3

Figure 3 shows a circle C

touches the y-axis and has centre at the point (a, 0) where a is a positive

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constant.

(a) Write down an equation for in terms of a

(2)
Given that the point P(4, –3) lies on C,

(b) find the value of a

(3)
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13. The circle C has centre A (1, –3) and passes through the point P(8, –2).

(a) Find an equation for the circle C.

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(4)
The line l1 is the tangent to C at the point P.

(b) Find an equation for l1, giving your answer in the form y = mx + c
(4)
The line l2 , with equation y = x + 6, is the tangent to C at the point Q.

(c) Find the coordinates of the point Q.

(5)
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13. (a) On separate axes sketch the graphs of

(i) y = c2 – x2

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(ii) y = x2(x – 3c)

where c is a positive constant.

Show clearly the coordinates of the points where each graph crosses or meets the x-axis
and the y-axis.
(5)

(b) Prove that the x coordinate of any point of intersection of

y = c2 – x2 and y = x2(x – 3c)

where c is a positive constant, is given by a solution of the equation

x3 + (1 – 3c)x2 – c2 = 0
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Given that the graphs meet when x = 2

(c) find the exact value of c, writing your answer as a fully simplified surd.
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C1

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Figure 5

Figure 5 shows a sketch of the circle C1

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The points A(1, 4) and B (7, 8) lie on C1

Given that AB is a diameter of the circle C1

(a) find the coordinates for the centre of C1

(2)
(b) find the exact radius of C1 simplifying your answer.
(2)
Two distinct circles C2 and C3 each have centre (0, 0).

Given that each of these circles touch circle C1

(c) find the equation of circle C2 and the equation of circle C3

(4)
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13. The circle C has equation

(x – 3)2 + ( y + 4)2 = 30

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Write down

(a) (i) the coordinates of the centre of C,

(ii) the exact value of the radius of C.

(2)

Given that the point P with coordinates (6, k), where k is a constant, lies inside circle C,

(b) show that

k 2 + 8k – 5 0
(3)

(c) Hence find the exact set of values of k for which P lies inside C.
(4)

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Diagram not
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Q

P l

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Figure 2

The circle C has centre P(7, 8) and passes through the point Q(10, 13), as shown in
Figure 2.

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(a) Find the length PQ, giving your answer as an exact value.
(2)

(b) Hence write down an equation for C.

(2)

The line l is a tangent to C at the point Q, as shown in Figure 2.

(c) Find an equation for l, giving your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0,

where a, b and c are integers.
(4)
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Figure 3 shows a circle C with centre Q and radius 4 and the point T which lies on C.

The tangent to C at the point T passes through the origin O and OT = 6 5

Given that the coordinates of Q are (11, k), where k is a positive constant,

(a) find the exact value of k,

(3)

(b) find an equation for C.

(2)
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5. The circle C has equation
x 2 + y 2 − 20 x − 24 y + 195 = 0

The centre of C is at the point M.

(a) Find

(i) the coordinates of the point M,

(ii) the radius of the circle C.

(5)

N is the point with coordinates (25, 32).

(b) Find the length of the line MN.

(2)

The tangent to C at a point P on the circle passes through point N.

(c) Find the length of the line NP.

(2)
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The circle C with centre T and radius r has equation

x2 + y2 – 20x – 16y + 139 = 0

(a) Find the coordinates of the centre of C.

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(b) Show that r = 5

(2)

The line L has equation x = 13 and crosses C at the points P and Q as shown in Figure 1.

(c) Find the y coordinate of P and the y coordinate of Q.

(3)

Given that, to 3 decimal places, the angle PTQ is 1.855 radians,

(d) find the perimeter of the sector PTQ.

(3)
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8.

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Figure 1

Figure 1 is a graph showing the trajectory of a rugby ball.

The height of the ball above the ground, H metres, has been plotted against the horizontal
distance, x metres, measured from the point where the ball was kicked.

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The ball travels in a vertical plane.

The ball reaches a maximum height of 12 metres and hits the ground at a point 40 metres
from where it was kicked.

(a) Find a quadratic equation linking H with x that models this situation.
(3)

The ball passes over the horizontal bar of a set of rugby posts that is perpendicular to the
path of the ball. The bar is 3 metres above the ground.

(b) Use your equation to find the greatest horizontal distance of the bar from O.
(3)

(c) Give one limitation of the model.

(1)
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7. A small factory makes bars of soap.

On any day, the total cost to the factory, £y, of making x bars of soap is modelled to be
the sum of two separate elements:
a fixed cost
a cost that is proportional to the number of bars of soap that are made that day
(a) Write down a general equation linking y with x, for this model.
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The bars of soap are sold for £2 each.
On a day when 800 bars of soap are made and sold, the factory makes a profit of £500
On a day when 300 bars of soap are made and sold, the factory makes a loss of £80
Using the above information,
(b) show that y = 0.84x + 428
(3)
(c) With reference to the model, interpret the significance of the value 0.84 in the equation.
(1)
Assuming that each bar of soap is sold on the day it is made,
(d) find the least number of bars of soap that must be made on any given day for the
factory to make a profit that day.
(2)
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