Edexcel C2 2014 June — Question 10

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicCircles

  1. The circle \(C\), with centre \(A\), passes through the point \(P\) with coordinates ( \(- 9,8\) ) and the point \(Q\) with coordinates \(( 15 , - 10 )\).
Given that \(P Q\) is a diameter of the circle \(C\),
  1. find the coordinates of \(A\),
  2. find an equation for \(C\). A point \(R\) also lies on the circle \(C\).
    Given that the length of the chord \(P R\) is 20 units,
  3. find the length of the shortest distance from \(A\) to the chord \(P R\). Give your answer as a surd in its simplest form.
  4. Find the size of the angle \(A R Q\), giving your answer to the nearest 0.1 of a degree.