AQA Paper 3 2024 June — Question 9

Exam BoardAQA
ModulePaper 3 (Paper 3)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicCircles

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  1. Express the equation of the circle in the form $$( x - a ) ^ { 2 } + ( y - b ) ^ { 2 } = k$$ where \(a , b\) and \(k\) are constants to be found.
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  2. State the coordinates of \(P\) 9
  3. Find the \(y\)-coordinate of \(Q\)
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  4. The line segment \(Q R\) is a tangent to the circle as shown in Figure 2 below. \begin{figure}[h]
    \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2} \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{deec0d32-b031-4227-bc80-7150a0acbc94-18_885_1180_456_495}
    \end{figure} The point \(R\) has coordinates \(( 9 , - 3 )\).
    Find the angle QPR
    Give your answer in radians to three significant figures.
    It is given that $$f ( x ) = 5 x ^ { 3 } + x$$ Use differentiation from first principles to prove that $$f ^ { \prime } ( x ) = 15 x ^ { 2 } + 1$$