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C1 - Circles Answers

1. The document contains worked solutions to geometry problems involving circles. 2. It finds the centers, radii, and equations of various circles given their standard equations. 3. It also finds tangent lines to circles by setting the discriminant of the circle equation equal to the tangent line equation equal to zero.

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C1 - Circles Answers

1. The document contains worked solutions to geometry problems involving circles. 2. It finds the centers, radii, and equations of various circles given their standard equations. 3. It also finds tangent lines to circles by setting the discriminant of the circle equation equal to the tangent line equation equal to zero.

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Answers - Worksheet C

CIRCLES
a (x 4)2 16 + y2 + 7 = 0
centre (4, 0)
b (x 4)2 + y2 = 9
radius = 3

a (x 3)2 9 + (y + 1)2 1 15 = 0
centre (3, 1)
b (x 3)2 + (y + 1)2 = 25
radius = 5
c grad of radius =

2 (1)
73

3
4

grad of tangent = 43
y 2 = 43 (x 7)
3y 6 = 4x + 28
4x + 3y 34 = 0
3

a (x + 3)2 9 + (y 4)2 16 + 21 = 0
(x + 3)2 + (y 4)2 = 4
centre (3, 4) radius 2
b dist. of centre from O = 9 + 16 = 5
max. dist. of P from O

a centre (0, 0) grad of radius = 1


grad of tangent = 1
y 5 = (x 5)
[ y = 10 x ]
b grad of radius = 7
grad of tangent = 17
y+7=

=5+2=7

1
7

(x 1)

7y + 49 = x 1
x 7y 50 = 0
c sub. x 7(10 x) 50 = 0
x = 15
(15, 5)
5

a x2 + (y a)2 a2 = 0
6
x2 + (y a)2 = a2
centre (0, a) radius a
b C2: (x b)2 b2 + y2 = 0
(x b)2 + y2 = b2, centre (b, 0) radius b
y
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a
O

C2
b

a (x + 1)2 1 + (y 7)2 49 + 30 = 0
centre (1, 7)
b (x + 1)2 + (y 7)2 = 20
radius = 20 = 2 5
c sub. y = 2x 1 into eqn. of circle
x2 + (2x 1)2 + 2x 14(2x 1) + 30 = 0
x2 6x + 9 = 0
(x 3)2 = 0
repeated root tangent
point of contact (3, 5)

a (x 3)2 9 + (y 6)2 36 + 28 = 0
centre (3, 6)
b sub.
x2 + (x 2)2 6x 12(x 2) + 28 = 0
x2 11x + 28 = 0
(x 4)(x 7) = 0
x = 4, 7
A (4, 2), B (7, 5)
AB = 9 + 9 = 18 = 3 2

a radius = 16 + 4 = 20
(x 8)2 + (y + 1)2 = 20
b sub. x = 2y 4 into eqn. of circle:
(2y 12)2 + (y + 1)2 = 20
4y2 + 48y + 144 + y2 + 2y + 1 = 20
y2 + 10y + 25 = 0
(y + 5)2 = 0
repeated root tangent

Solomon Press

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CIRCLES
a grad =

Answers - Worksheet C

14 2
8 + 10

y2=

2
3

2
3

10

a (x 1)2 1 + (y
centre (1,

(x + 10)

7
2

3y 6 = 2x + 20

b (x 1) + (y

2x 3y + 26 = 0

radius =

b grad PR =

10 2
2 + 10

= 32
2
3

= 1

16 = 0

49
4

)
7 2
)
2

117
4

c grad of radius =

grad PR grad PQ = 32

7 2
)
2

page 2

9 13
4

=
8

117
4

7
2

4 1

3
2

13 [k =

3
2

grad of tangent = 23

PR is perpendicular to PQ

y 8 = 23 (x 4)

c QPR = 90 QR is a diameter of the circle


centre of circle is mid-point of QR
= ( 822 , 14 210 ) = (3, 2)

3y 24 = 2x + 8
2x + 3y 32 = 0

radius = 25 + 144 = 13
(x 3)2 + (y 2)2 = 169
x2 6x + 9 + y2 4y + 4 169 = 0
x2 + y2 6x 4y 156 = 0
11

a grad of x 2y + 3 = 0 is

1
2

12

a (x 4)2 16 + (y 8)2 64 + 72 = 0
(x 4)2 + (y 8)2 = 8
centre (4, 8) radius 2 2
b dist. of centre from O = 16 + 64 =

grad of perp bisector = 2


passes through centre of circle
y 7 = 2(x 6)

OA = ( 80 ) ( 2 2 ) = 72

y = 2x + 19
mid-point of chord where intersect
x 2(2x + 19) + 3 = 0
x = 7 (7, 5)
b 3 2y + 3 = 0
y = 3 A (3, 3)
let B be (p, q)
( 3+2 p , 3+2 q ) = (7, 5)
p = 11, q = 7 B (11, 7)
c radius = 9 + 16 = 5
(x 6)2 + (y 7)2 = 25
13

a C: (x 2)2 4 + y2 6 = 0
centre (2, 0)
l: when x = 2, y = 3(2) 6 = 0
l passes through centre of C
b eqn. of tangent: y = 3x + k
sub. into eqn. of circle:
x2 + (3x + k)2 4x 6 = 0
10x2 + (6k 4)x + k2 6 = 0
tangent repeated root b2 4ac = 0
(6k 4)2 40(k2 6) = 0
k2 + 12k 64 = 0
(k + 16)(k 4) = 0
k = 16, 4
y = 3x 16 and y = 3x + 4
Solomon Press

OA =

72 =

36 2 = 6 2

80

3
2

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