Edexcel P2 2024 January — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2024
SessionJanuary
TopicCircles

  1. The circle \(C\)
  • has centre \(A ( 3,5 )\)
  • passes through the point \(B ( 8 , - 7 )\)
    1. Find an equation for \(C\).
The points \(M\) and \(N\) lie on \(C\) such that \(M N\) is a chord of \(C\).
Given that \(M N\)
  • lies above the \(x\)-axis
  • is parallel to the \(x\)-axis
  • has length \(4 \sqrt { 22 }\)
  • find an equation for the line passing through points \(M\) and \(N\).