Equation of The Circle Worksheet
Equation of The Circle Worksheet
Form 5
1. Find the centre and radius of these circles by first writing in form ( x a)2 ( y b)2 r 2
x2 y 2 4 x 9 y 3 0
b. x 2 y 2 5 x 3 y 8 0
c. x 2 y 2 6 x 8 y 1 0
d . 2 x 2 2 y 2 8 x 15 y 1 0
e. 2 x 2 2 y 2 8 x 8 y 3 0
f . 3x 2 3 y 2 4 x 8 y 2 0
g. 6 x 2 6 y 2 4 x 5 y 2 0
h. 3x 2 3 y 2 4 x 8 y 2 0
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2. Find the equation of the circle with centre (1, 1) and radius 4.
3. Find the equation of the circle with centre (-2, 3) and radius 5.
4. Find the equation of the circle with centre (0, 2) and radius 1.
5. Find the equation of the circle with centre (-1, 1) and radius 2.
6. Find the equation of the circle with centre (3, 0) and radius
7. Find the equation of the circle with centre (-1, 2) and passing through (4, 1).
8. Find the equation of the circle with centre (-3, 1) and passing through (2, 2).
9. Find the equation of the circle with centre (1, 1) and passing through (4, 6).
10. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle x2 y 2 2 x 4 y 0 at the point (2, 0)
11. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle x2 y 2 6 x 4 y 3 0 at the point (0, -3)
12. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle 2 x2 2 y 2 x 4 y 15 0 at the point (3, 0)
13. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle x2 y 2 6 x 16 0 at the point (1, -3)
14. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle 3x2 3 y 2 6 x 12 y 0 at the point (0, -4)
15. Find where the line y x 5 meets the circle x2 y 2 4 y 25 0
16. Show that the line x y 11 is a tangent to the circle
x2 y 2 6 y 23 0
18. The circle C has equation x 4 y 1 25 . Show that P(-1, 5) lies on the circumference of C.
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19. Show that part of the line 3x y 14 forms a chord to the circle x2 y 2 4 x 6 y 8 0 and find
the length of the chord.
20. The line y 2 x 2 meets the circle x2 y 2 4 x 4 y 12 0 at A and B.
a. Find the coordinates of A and B.
b. Show that AB is a diameter of the circle.