OCR MEI C1 — Question 3

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
TopicSimultaneous equations

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 \(\sqrt { 162 }\).