Edexcel Paper 1 2021 October — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 1 (Paper 1)
Year2021
SessionOctober
TopicCircles

  1. The circle \(C\) has equation
$$x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 10 x + 4 y + 11 = 0$$
  1. Find
    1. the coordinates of the centre of \(C\),
    2. the exact radius of \(C\), giving your answer as a simplified surd. The line \(l\) has equation \(y = 3 x + k\) where \(k\) is a constant.
      Given that \(l\) is a tangent to \(C\),
  2. find the possible values of \(k\), giving your answers as simplified surds.