Edexcel C12 2014 January — Question 15

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2)
Year2014
SessionJanuary
TopicCircles

15. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{e878227b-d625-4ef2-ac49-a9dc05c5321a-40_883_824_212_568} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} Diagram NOT drawn to scale The points \(X\) and \(Y\) have coordinates \(( 0,3 )\) and \(( 6,11 )\) respectively. \(X Y\) is a chord of a circle \(C\) with centre \(Z\), as shown in Figure 3.
  1. Find the gradient of \(X Y\). The point \(M\) is the midpoint of \(X Y\).
  2. Find an equation for the line which passes through \(Z\) and \(M\). Given that the \(y\) coordinate of \(Z\) is 10 ,
  3. find the \(x\) coordinate of \(Z\),
  4. find the equation of the circle \(C\), giving your answer in the form $$x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + a x + b y + c = 0$$ where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are constants.