Edexcel C2 2007 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2007
SessionJune
TopicCircles

7. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{22ebc302-765c-4734-b312-b286ccb20be9-09_778_988_223_500} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} The points \(A\) and \(B\) lie on a circle with centre \(P\), as shown in Figure 3.
The point \(A\) has coordinates \(( 1 , - 2 )\) and the mid-point \(M\) of \(A B\) has coordinates \(( 3,1 )\). The line \(l\) passes through the points \(M\) and \(P\).
  1. Find an equation for \(l\). Given that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\) is 6 ,
  2. use your answer to part (a) to show that the \(y\)-coordinate of \(P\) is - 1 ,
  3. find an equation for the circle.