OCR C1 — Question 2

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
TopicCircles

  1. Express \(\sqrt { 22.5 }\) in the form \(k \sqrt { 10 }\).
  2. A circle has the equation
$$x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + 8 x - 4 y + k = 0$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
  1. Find the coordinates of the centre of the circle. Given that the \(x\)-axis is a tangent to the circle,
  2. find the value of \(k\).