AQA C1 2005 June — Question 3

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2005
SessionJune
TopicCircles

3 A circle has centre \(C ( 2 , - 1 )\) and radius 5 . The point \(P\) has coordinates \(( 6,2 )\).
  1. Write down an equation of the circle.
  2. Verify that the point \(P\) lies on the circle.
  3. Find the gradient of the line \(C P\).
    1. Find the gradient of a line which is perpendicular to \(C P\).
    2. Hence find an equation for the tangent to the circle at the point \(P\).