OCR MEI C1 (Core Mathematics 1)

Question 1
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1 Find the coordinates of the points of intersection of the circle \(x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 25\) and the line \(y = 3 x\). Give your answers in surd form.
\(2 \mathrm {~A} ( 9,8 ) , \mathrm { B } ( 5,0 )\) an \(\mathrm { C } ( 3,1 )\) are three points.
  1. Show that AB and BC are perpendicular.
  2. Find the equation of the circle with AC as diameter. You need not simplify your answer. Show that B lies on this circle.
  3. BD is a diameter of the circle. Find the coordinates of D .
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3 A circle has equation \(x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 45\).
  1. State the centre and radius of this circle.
  2. The circle intersects the line with equation \(x + y = 3\) at two points, A and B . Find algebraically the coordinates of A and B . Show that the distance AB is \(\sqrt { 162 }\).
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4 \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{12a2563e-fce4-4c82-84aa-96603a50d6ad-2_520_1115_339_565} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 11}
\end{figure} Fig. 11 shows the line through the points \(\mathrm { A } ( - 1,3 )\) and \(\mathrm { B } ( 5,1 )\).
  1. Find the equation of the line through \(\mathbf { A }\) and \(\mathbf { B }\).
  2. Show that the area of the triangle bounded by the axes and the line through A and B is \(\frac { 32 } { 3 }\) square units.
  3. Show that the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB is \(y = 3 x - 4\).
  4. A circle passing through A and B has its centre on the line \(x = 3\). Find the centre of the circle and hence find the radius and equation of the circle.
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  1. Points A and B have coordinates \(( - 2,1 )\) and \(( 3,4 )\) respectively. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB and show that it may be written as \(5 x + 3 y = 10\).
  2. Points C and D have coordinates \(( - 5,4 )\) and \(( 3,6 )\) respectively. The line through C and D has equation \(4 y = x + 21\). The point E is the intersection of CD and the perpendicular bisector of AB . Find the coordinates of point E .
  3. Find the equation of the circle with centre E which passes through A and B . Show also that CD is a diameter of this circle.
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6 The points \(\mathrm { A } ( - 1,6 ) , \mathrm { B } ( 1,0 )\) and \(\mathrm { C } ( 13,4 )\) are joined by straight lines.
  1. Prove that the lines AB and BC are perpendicular.
  2. Find the area of triangle ABC .
  3. A circle passes through the points A , B and C . Justify the statement that AC is a diameter of this circle. Find the equation of this circle.
  4. Find the coordinates of the point on this circle that is furthest from \(B\).