| Exam Board | Edexcel |
|---|---|
| Module | C2 (Core Mathematics 2) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Session | January |
| Marks | 9 |
| Paper | Download PDF ↗ |
| Mark scheme | Download PDF ↗ |
| Topic | Circles |
| Type | Tangent from external point - find equation |
| Difficulty | Moderate -0.3 This is a straightforward C2 circle question requiring completing the square to find centre and radius, then applying Pythagoras theorem twice. All steps are standard procedures with no problem-solving insight needed, making it slightly easier than average but not trivial due to the multi-step nature and arithmetic involved. |
| Spec | 1.03d Circles: equation (x-a)^2+(y-b)^2=r^21.03e Complete the square: find centre and radius of circle |
| Answer | Marks | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Answer/Working | Mark | Guidance |
| Centre is at \((10, 12)\) | B1 B1 | B1: \(x = 10\); B1: \(y = 12\) |
| Answer | Marks | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Answer/Working | Mark | Guidance |
| Uses \((x-10)^2 + (y-12)^2 = -195 + 100 + 144 \Rightarrow r = \ldots\) | M1 | Completes the square for both \(x\) and \(y\) in an attempt to find \(r\). \((x \pm\)"\(10\)"\()^2 \pm a\) and \((y \pm\)"\(12\)"\()^2 \pm b\) and \(+195 = 0,\ (a,b \neq 0)\). Allow errors in obtaining \(r^2\) but must find square root |
| \(r = \sqrt{10^2 + 12^2 - 195}\) | A1 | A correct numerical expression for \(r\) including the square root; can be implied by a correct value for \(r\) |
| \(r = 7\) | A1 | Not \(r = \pm 7\) unless \(-7\) is rejected |
| Answer | Marks | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Answer/Working | Mark | Guidance |
| Compares with \(x^2 + y^2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0\) to write down centre \((-g, -f)\) i.e. \((10, 12)\) | B1B1 | B1: \(x=10\); B1: \(y=12\) |
| Uses \(r = \sqrt{(\pm\text{"10"})^2 + (\pm\text{"12"})^2 - c}\) | M1 | |
| \(r = \sqrt{10^2 + 12^2 - 195}\) | A1 | A correct numerical expression for \(r\) |
| \(r = 7\) | A1 |
| Answer | Marks | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Answer/Working | Mark | Guidance |
| \(MN = \sqrt{(25 - \text{"10"})^2 + (32 - \text{"12"})^2}\) | M1 | Correct use of Pythagoras |
| \(MN\ (= \sqrt{625}) = 25\) | A1 |
| Answer | Marks | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Answer/Working | Mark | Guidance |
| \(NP = \sqrt{(\text{"25"}^2 - \text{"7"}^2)}\) | M1 | \(NP = \sqrt{(MN^2 - r^2)}\) |
| \(NP\ (= \sqrt{576}) = 24\) | A1 |
| Answer | Marks | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Answer/Working | Mark | Guidance |
| \(\cos(NMP) = \dfrac{7}{\text{"25"}} \Rightarrow NP = \text{"25"}\sin(NMP)\) | M1 | Correct strategy for finding \(NP\) |
| \(NP = 24\) | A1 |
## Question 5:
### Part (a)(i):
| Answer/Working | Mark | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Centre is at $(10, 12)$ | B1 B1 | B1: $x = 10$; B1: $y = 12$ |
### Part (a)(ii):
| Answer/Working | Mark | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Uses $(x-10)^2 + (y-12)^2 = -195 + 100 + 144 \Rightarrow r = \ldots$ | M1 | Completes the square for both $x$ and $y$ in an attempt to find $r$. $(x \pm$"$10$"$)^2 \pm a$ and $(y \pm$"$12$"$)^2 \pm b$ and $+195 = 0,\ (a,b \neq 0)$. Allow errors in obtaining $r^2$ but must find square root |
| $r = \sqrt{10^2 + 12^2 - 195}$ | A1 | A correct numerical expression for $r$ including the square root; can be implied by a correct value for $r$ |
| $r = 7$ | A1 | Not $r = \pm 7$ unless $-7$ is rejected |
**Way 2:**
| Answer/Working | Mark | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Compares with $x^2 + y^2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0$ to write down centre $(-g, -f)$ i.e. $(10, 12)$ | B1B1 | B1: $x=10$; B1: $y=12$ |
| Uses $r = \sqrt{(\pm\text{"10"})^2 + (\pm\text{"12"})^2 - c}$ | M1 | |
| $r = \sqrt{10^2 + 12^2 - 195}$ | A1 | A correct numerical expression for $r$ |
| $r = 7$ | A1 | |
### Part (b):
| Answer/Working | Mark | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| $MN = \sqrt{(25 - \text{"10"})^2 + (32 - \text{"12"})^2}$ | M1 | Correct use of Pythagoras |
| $MN\ (= \sqrt{625}) = 25$ | A1 | |
### Part (c):
| Answer/Working | Mark | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| $NP = \sqrt{(\text{"25"}^2 - \text{"7"}^2)}$ | M1 | $NP = \sqrt{(MN^2 - r^2)}$ |
| $NP\ (= \sqrt{576}) = 24$ | A1 | |
**Way 2:**
| Answer/Working | Mark | Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| $\cos(NMP) = \dfrac{7}{\text{"25"}} \Rightarrow NP = \text{"25"}\sin(NMP)$ | M1 | Correct strategy for finding $NP$ |
| $NP = 24$ | A1 | |
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5. The circle $C$ has equation
$$x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } - 20 x - 24 y + 195 = 0$$
The centre of $C$ is at the point $M$.
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item Find
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\roman*)]
\item the coordinates of the point $M$,
\item the radius of the circle $C$.\\
$N$ is the point with coordinates $( 25,32 )$.
\end{enumerate}\item Find the length of the line $M N$.
The tangent to $C$ at a point $P$ on the circle passes through point $N$.
\item Find the length of the line $N P$.
\end{enumerate}
\hfill \mbox{\textit{Edexcel C2 2013 Q5 [9]}}