Edexcel Maths C2

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8. The circle C, with centre at the point A, has equation x2 + y2 – 10x + 9 = 0.

Find

(a) the coordinates of A,

(2)

(b) the radius of C,

(2)

(c) the coordinates of the points at which C crosses the x-axis.

(2)
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Given that the line l with gradient 2 is a tangent to C, and that l touches C at the point T,

(d) find an equation of the line which passes through A and T.

(3)

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3. Figure 1
y

O A x

In Figure 1, A(4, 0) and B(3, 5) are the end points of a diameter of the circle C.

Find

(a) the exact length of AB,

(2)

(b) the coordinates of the midpoint P of AB,

(2)

(c) an equation for the circle C.

(3)
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7. Figure 1
y y = 3x – 4

P (2, 2)
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O x

The line y = 3x – 4 is a tangent to the circle C, touching C at the point P (2, 2), as shown
in Figure 1.

The point Q is the centre of C.

(a) Find an equation of the straight line through P and Q.

(3)

Given that Q lies on the line y = 1,

(b) show that the x-coordinate of Q is 5,

(1)

(c) find an equation for C.

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3. The line joining the points (–1, 4) and (3, 6) is a diameter of the circle C.

Find an equation for C.

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7.
y B

M (3, 1)

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A (1, –2)

Figure 3

The points A and B lie on a circle with centre P, as shown in Figure 3.

The point A has coordinates (1, –2) and the mid-point M of AB has coordinates (3, 1).
The line l passes through the points M and P.

(a) Find an equation for l.

(4)

Given that the x-coordinate of P is 6,

(b) use your answer to part (a) to show that the y-coordinate of P is –1,
(1)

(c) find an equation for the circle.

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5. The circle C has centre (3, 1) and passes through the point P(8, 3).

(a) Find an equation for C.

(4)

(b) Find an equation for the tangent to C at P, giving your answer in the form
ax + by + c = 0 , where a, b and c are integers.
(5)
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5.
y

(9, 10)

R(a, 4)

P(–3, 2)

O x

Figure 2

The points P(3, 2), (9, 10) and R(a, 4) lie on the circle C, as shown in Figure 2.
Given that PR is a diameter of C,

(a) show that a = 13,

(3)

(b) find an equation for C.

(5)
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6. The circle C has equation

x2 + y2 – 6x + 4y = 12

(a) Find the centre and the radius of C.

(5)

The point P(–1, 1) and the point (7, –5) both lie on C.

(b) Show that P is a diameter of C.

(2)

The point R lies on the positive y-axis and the angle PR = 90°.

(c) Find the coordinates of R.

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8. y

O x

12
A B

Figure 3

Figure 3 shows a sketch of the circle C with centre and equation

2 2 169
(x – 2) + (y + 1) =
4
(a) Write down the coordinates of .
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(b) Find the radius of C.

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The chord AB of C is parallel to the x-axis, lies below the x-axis and is of length 12 units
as shown in Figure 3.

(c) Find the coordinates of A and the coordinates of B

(5)

(d) Show that angle A B = 134.8°, to the nearest 0.1 of a degree.

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The tangents to C at the points A and B meet at the point P

(e) Find the length AP, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
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10. The circle C has centre A (2, 1) and passes through the point B (10, 7) .

(a) Find an equation for C.

(4)

The line 1 is the tangent to C at the point B.

(b) Find an equation for 1 .

(4)

The line 2 is parallel to 1 and passes through the mid-point of AB.

Given that 2 intersects C at the points P and ,

(c) find the length of P , giving your answer in its simplest surd form.
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9. The points A and B have coordinates (–2, 11) and (8, 1) respectively.

Given that AB is a diameter of the circle C,

(a) show that the centre of C has coordinates (3, 6),

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(b) find an equation for C.

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(c) Verify that the point (10, 7) lies on C.

(1)

(d) Find an equation of the tangent to C at the point (10, 7), giving your answer in the
form y = mx + c, where m and c are constants.
(4)
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4. The circle C has equation
x 2 + y 2 + 4 x − 2 y − 11 = 0

Find

(a) the coordinates of the centre of C,

(2)

(b) the radius of C,

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(c) the coordinates of the points where C crosses the y-axis, giving your answers as
simplified surds.
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2. A circle C has centre ( −1, 7) and passes through the point (0, 0). Find an equation for C.

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3.
y

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r
T

O x
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Figure 1

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

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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.

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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.

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

(b) Find the length of the line MN.

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

(c) Find the length of the line NP.

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10. y
C

O x

Figure 4

The circle C has radius 5 and touches the y-axis at the point (0, 9), as shown in Figure 4.

(a) Write down an equation for the circle C, that is shown in Figure 4.
(3)

A line through the point P(8, – 7) is a tangent to the circle C at the point T.

(b) Find the length of PT.

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Core Mathematics C2

Candidates sitting C2 may also require those formulae listed under Core Mathematics C1.

Cosine rule

a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A

Binomial series

⎛ n⎞ ⎛ n⎞ ⎛ n⎞
(a + b) n = a n + ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ a n −1b + ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ a n − 2 b 2 + K + ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ a n − r b r + K + b n (n ∈ ℕ)
⎝ 1⎠ ⎝ 2⎠ ⎝r⎠
⎛ n⎞ n!
where ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ = n C r =
⎝r⎠ r! (n − r )!
n(n − 1) 2 n(n − 1) K (n − r + 1) r
(1 + x) n = 1 + nx + x +K+ x + K ( x < 1, n ∈ ℝ)
1× 2 1× 2 × K × r

Logarithms and exponentials

log b x
log a x =
log b a

Geometric series

un = arn − 1

a (1 − r n )
Sn =
1− r

a
S∞ = for ⏐r⏐ < 1
1− r

Numerical integration
b
⌠ b−a
The trapezium rule: ⎮ y dx ≈ 1
2 h{(y0 + yn) + 2(y1 + y2 + ... + yn – 1)}, where h =
⌡a n

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Mensuration

Surface area of sphere = 4π r 2

Area of curved surface of cone = π r × slant height

Arithmetic series
un = a + (n – 1)d
1 1
Sn = n(a + l) = n[2a + (n − 1)d]
2 2

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