Question 1: Question 2:

A 1 D R Q

E
S U
T
F B 3 C

In the trapezium ABCD, AD is parallel to BC, BC = 3AD. The diagonals AC

O P
and BD meet at E. The line through A is drawn parallel to DB to meet

the extended line of CB at F. Show clearly the reasons in your working

steps, prove that In the figure, the lines OP, STU and RQ are parallel. Given that RO = kRS, where
k is a constant, prove that
(a) ∆EAD is similar to ∆ECB ,
(b) AC : EC = 4 : 3, (a) TP = (k − 1) RT
(c) AD = FB.
RQ k
(b) =
TU k − 1

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 Question 3: Question 4:

P The points P, V, R and Q lie on a circle. O is the centre of the circle and
∠QRS = 62° . SRU and TQS are tangents to the circle at R and Q
respectively.
T

R
T
N P
M Q

62o V
In the diagram, not drawn to scale, P is a point of intersection of the
two circles.
The diameter MN of the larger circle is tangent to the smaller circle at S R U
point Q. PM and PN cut the smaller circle at points R and T respectively.
If QT bisects ∠PQN , show that
Find the following angles stating the reasons clearly,
(a) PT = QT,
QN NP (a) ∠PRQ ,
(b) = ,
(b) ∠QSR ,
NT NQ
(c) ∠VQP .
(c) ∠PRQ = 2∠NQT ,
(d) ∆PMQ is similar to ∆QMR and hence, show that
QM × PQ = RQ × PM .
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 Question 5: (a) Show that the coordinates of P is (2, 1).
(b) The equation of the circle is 3 x 2 + by 2 + cx + dy + e = 0 . Find the
values of b, c, d
and e.

Y
X Z
y

A(3, 4)
P

2y + x = 4
P

(a) Show that ∆PYZ is similar to ∆XPZ . B(5, 0)

(b) Prove that PZ × PY = PX × YZ . O x
2
PX XZ
2
=
(c) Hence show that PY YZ .

Question 6:

The diagram shows two points A(3, 4) and B(5, 0) on a circle with centre
P. P also lies on the line 2y + x = 4.

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 Question 7: Question 10:

The circle C 1 has center (−3, 1) and radius 2. PQ is a chord on a circle x 2 + y 2 − 2 x + 4 y − 4 = 0 and M (−1,−2) is
the midpoint of PQ, find
(a) State the equation of C 1.
(b) The circle C 2 has equation x 2 + y 2 − 8 y + 7 = 0 . Find the (a) the centre and radius of the circle,
coordinates of the center of C 2 and find the radius of C 2. (b) the perpendicular bisector of PQ.
(c) Show, with suitable calculations, that the center of circle C 1 does (c) Given that R(1,1) is a point on the circle and S is another point on
not lie within C 2. the circle such that RS is the diameter of the circle, find the
coordinates of S.

Question 8:
Question 11:
The equation of a circle is x 2 + y 2 − 5 x − 8 y + 16 = 0 .
4
(a) Sketch, on the same diagram, the graphs of y = and y 2 = 3 x .
(a) Find the coordinates of the centre and the radius of the circle. x
(b) Find the equation of the tangent to the circle at the point (4, 2). (b) State the value of k for which the x-coordinate of the point of
intersection of these two graphs satisfies the equation x 3 = k .
Question 9:
Question 12:
The circle C 1 has centre (4,−3) and radius 2.
3
(a) State the equation of C 1. Sketch, on the same diagram, the graphs of y = and 2 y 2 = 5 x .
x
(b) The circle C 2 has equation x 2 + y 2 − 5 x − 8 y + 16 = 0 .
(i) Find the coordinates of the centre of C 2 and the radius of C 2.
(ii) Show that the point (4, 2) lies on C 2 but does not lie on C 1.

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 Question 13:

Sketch the graph of y 2 = −3 x .

Question 14:

The line 4 y = 3 x + 9 intersects with the circle

x 2 + y 2 − 4 x − 20 y + 54 = 0 at the points A and B.

(a) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the chord AB.
(b) Find the equation of another circle with the same centre and with
twice the radius of the circle above.

Question 15:

The line y + 2 x = 5 cuts the circle C with equation

x 2 + y 2 − 4 x − 6 y = 12 at two points A and B.

(i) Find the coordinates of the two points.

(ii) Given that p > 0 and D(3, p) is a point on the circle, find the value
of p.
Leave your answer in the form a + b c .
(iii) Show that AB is not the diameter of the circle.

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