AQA C1 2012 June — Question 6

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicCircles

6 The circle with centre \(C ( 5,8 )\) touches the \(y\)-axis, as shown in the diagram.
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  1. Express the equation of the circle in the form $$( x - a ) ^ { 2 } + ( y - b ) ^ { 2 } = k$$
    1. Verify that the point \(A ( 2,12 )\) lies on the circle.
    2. Find an equation of the tangent to the circle at the point \(A\), giving your answer in the form \(s x + t y + u = 0\), where \(s , t\) and \(u\) are integers.
  2. The points \(P\) and \(Q\) lie on the circle, and the mid-point of \(P Q\) is \(M ( 7,12 )\).
    1. Show that the length of \(C M\) is \(n \sqrt { 5 }\), where \(n\) is an integer.
    2. Hence find the area of triangle \(P C Q\).