Exercise 7 4: Equation of a circle with centre at (a; b)

1.

a) Yes

T (3; 5)
b

b) Yes

c) No, coefficients of x2 term and y 2 term are

different.

d) No, cannot be written in general form

(x a)2 + (y b)2 = r 2

1
2

e) Yes

3
4

f) No, r 2 must be greater than zero.

2

a) x + (y 4) = 9

2.

6
7

b) x + y = 25

c) (x + 2)2 + (y 3)2 = 40
2

d) (x p) + (y + q) = 6




e) x + 12 2 + y 32 2 = 10

d)
y

f) (x 1)2 + (y + 5)2 = 26
3.

10

a) Centre: (0; 2), r = 5 units

b) Centre: 21 ; 0 , r = 2 units

c) Centre: (2; 1), r = 10 units

T (3; 5)
4

d) Centre: (1; 3), r = 5 units

e) Centre: (3; 4), r = 30 units

1
f) Centre: 3 ; 2 , r = 8 units

g) Centre: (4; 5), r = 20 units

h) Centre: (3; 3), r = 12 units

2

3
4
5

6
7

a) (x 4)2 + (y 4)2 = 13


b) M 72 ; 13
2
c) mM N mKL = 5

5. (x + 2) + (y + 2) = 25
6.

0
1

4. x + (y + 4) = 20 or x + (y 4) = 20
2

1
5

Centre of the shifted circle: (2; 3)

= 1

9.

d) P (2; 1)
e) y =

3
2x

7. (x 1)2 + (y + 3)2 = 37
8.

a) x + y = 34

b) (x 2)2 + (y + 3)2 = 34

c)

(2; 3)

Exercise 7 5: Equation of a tangent to a circle

1.

a) m = 32
b) m =

2.

a) m =

5
3

b) mtangent = 35
3. y = 7x + 19
4. y = 34 x

1
2

5. y = 2x 8
6.

b) 18
c) y =

3
2

a) (x + 4)2 + (y 8)2 = 136

7.

3
5x

+ 24

a) P (4; 2) and Q(2; 4)

b) P Q = 6 2
c) M (1; 1)
d) mP Q mOM = 1
e) y = 2x 10 and y = 12 x + 5
f) S (10; 10)
h) y = 2x + 10 and y = 2x 10

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