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The Circle

1. Find the equation of the circle centre (-4,7) which has the x-axis as a tangent.

2. Find the equation of the circle which has the lines x = -4, x = 8, y = -2 and
y = 10 as tangents.

3. A circle has equation x2 + y2 – 4x – 8y – 5 = 0. Write down the equation of


the tangent to this circle at the point (-3,4).

4. A circle has equation (x + 5)2 + (y – 1)2 = 16. Write down the equation of the
tangent to this circle at the point A(-5,-3).

5. A circle has equation x2 + y2 + 6x + 4 =0. Find the equation of the


tangent to this circle at the point P(-5,-1).

P(-5,-1)

6. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 – 8x + 2y – 3 = 0


at the point A(2,3).
A(2,3)

A(-4,2)
7. A is the point (-4,2) and B is (6,-4). Find the equation of the circle
which has AB as a diameter.

B(6,-4)
8. P is the point (-5,3) and Q is (5,-21). Find the equation of the circle which has
PQ as diameter.
9. Two congruent circles with centres A and B touch at G.
The equations of the circles are

x2 + y2 + 8x – 4y – 5 = 0 and x2 + y2 – 4x – 20y + 79 = 0 . B

(a) Find the coordinates of G. G

(b) Find the length of AB. A.

10. Two circles have equations

(x + 1)2 + (y + 3)2 = 20 and x2 + y2 – 10x – 18y + 26 = 0

(a) Write down the centre and radius of each circle.

(b) Show that the circles touch at a single point.

(c) Find P, the point of contact of the circles.

11. Two circles have equations

x2 + y2 + 4x + 16y – 60 = 0 and x2 + y2 – 8x + 4y + 12 = 0

Show that these circles touch at a single point.

12. Three circles touch externally as shown.


The centres of the circles are collinear (x + 2)2 + (y – 8)2 = 9
and the equations of the two smaller
circles are

(x + 2)2 + (y – 8)2 = 9 and

x2 + y2 – 20x + 16y + 155 = 0

Find the equation of the larger circle.

x2 + y2 – 20x + 16y + 155 = 0


13. The circle x2 + y2 + 4x – 7y – 8 = 0 cuts the y-axis at two points.
Find the coordinates of these points.

14. The circle x2 + y2 – 2x + 10y – 24 = 0 cuts the x-axis at the points


A and B. Find the length of AB.

15. (a) A circle has equation (x + 3)2 + (y – 6)2 = 61.


Find the equation of the tangent to this circle at the point A(3,3).

(b) Show that this tangent is also a tangent to the circle with
equation x2 + y2 + 6x – 7y – 10 = 0 and find the point
of contact.
A(3,3)

16. Show that the line y = -3x – 10 is a tangent to the circle with equation
x2 + y2 – 8x + 4y – 20 = 0 and find the point of contact.

17. (a) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = 2x3 – 4x2 – 7x + 12
at the point where x = 2.

(b) Show that this tangent is also a tangent to the circle


x2 + y2 – 6x + 2y + 10 = 0 and find the point of contact.

18. Show that the line y = 2x + 1 does not intersect the circle with equation
x2 + y2 – 2x + 4y + 1 =0.

19. For what range of values of p does the equation x2 + y2 + 2px + 2py + 6p + 8 = 0
represent a circle.

20. For what range of values of k does the equation x2 + y2 – 2kx + 4ky + 4 – k = 0
represent a circle.

21. (a) A circle has centre (a,0), a > 0 and radius 4 units.
Write down the equation of this circle.
4
(b) Show that if y = x is a tangent to this circle then a = 4 2 .
(a,0)
y

22. The diagram shows six identical circles.


Circle A has equation
x2 + y2 – 6x – 6y + 9 = 0.
B D F
(a) Write down the equation of circle F.
(b) Find the point of contact between the
the circles C and D.
A C E
x

23. (a) Find the equation of AB, the perpendicular y


bisector of the line joining the points P(-3,1)
and Q(1,9). Q(1,9)
A
(b) C is the centre of a circle passing through
P and Q. Given that QC is parallel to the
y-axis, determine the equation of the circle.

(c) The tangents at P and Q intersect at T.


P(-3,1)
. C

Write down B
(i) the equation of the tangent at Q x
(ii) the coordinates of T.

y
24. The diagram shows a tangent kite ABCD
and a circle centre C.
A is the point (-8,0) and B is (4,9).
The radius CD is parallel to the y-axis. B(4,9)
(a) Find the coordinates of D and write
down the equation of CD.
C
(b) Find the equation of the line BC.

(c) Find the coordinates of C and hence


determine the equation of the circle.
A(-8,0) D x

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