Edexcel C2 — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
TopicCircles

7. The points \(P\) and \(Q\) have coordinates \(( - 2,6 )\) and \(( 4 , - 1 )\) respectively. Given that \(P Q\) is a diameter of circle \(C\),
  1. find the coordinates of the centre of \(C\),
  2. show that \(C\) has the equation $$x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 5 y - 14 = 0 .$$ The point \(R\) has coordinates (2, 7).
  3. Show that \(R\) lies on \(C\) and hence, state the size of \(\angle P R Q\) in degrees.