Circles and Parabolas (II)

Circles

1. Find the values of k for which the circle x 2  y 2  4 x  2ky  1  0 has a radius of 2
units.

[ k  1 or  1 ]

2. Find the radius and the equation of the circle whose centre is (4, 3) and passes
through the origin.

[Radius = 5 units, Equation of circle is ( x  4) 2  ( y  3) 2  25 ]

3. A circle has a diameter AB where A is the point (6, 4) and B is the point (2,2) .
Find
(a) the coordinates of the centre of the circle,
(b) the radius of the circle,
(c) the equation of the circle in general form.

[a) (2, 3) (b) 17 units (c) x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  4  0 ]

4. The line y  7 x  34 cuts the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  4 y  20  0 at two points, A and B.

Find
(i) the coordinates of A and B,
(ii) the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB.

1 13
[(i) A(4, 6) and B(5, –1) (ii) y  x  or 7 y  x  13 ]
7 7

5. Find the equation of the circle C with centre (2, 5) and radius 4 units.
(a) Show that P(6, 5) lies on the circle C.
(b) The line y = x + k, where k is a constant, is a tangent to the circle C.
Find the possible values of k, giving your answers in the simplest surd form.

[(a) x 2  y 2  4 x  10 y  13  0 (b) k  3  4 2 or k  3  4 2 ]

Don’t cry because it is over. Smile because it happened.- Dr. Seuss

Learning Voyage A Journey of Excellence and Self-Discovery

Circles and Parabolas (II)

6. The diagram shows two point A(3,  6) and B(7,  6) on a circle with centre G.
The equation of the tangent to the circle at the point Q(1,  12) is x + 5y +59 = 0.
(i) Show that the coordinates of G is (2,  7) .
(ii) Find the equation of the circle.

A(3,  6) B(7,  6)

Q(1, 12)

[(ii) ( x  2)2  ( y  7) 2  26 ]

7. Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

In the diagram below, the points A(6, 5), B(2,  3) and C (1, 1) are vertices of a triangle.
y
A(6, 5)

C(1, 1)

1) x

B(2,  3)

Don’t cry because it is over. Smile because it happened.- Dr. Seuss

Learning Voyage A Journey of Excellence and Self-Discovery

Circles and Parabolas (II)

Find
(a) the equation of the line which is perpendicular to AB and passes through C,
(b) the point D such that ABDC is a parallelogram, and hence find the area of ABDC,
(c) the equation of the circle, such that AB is a diameter of the circle, in the form
x 2  y 2  px  qy  r  0 , where p, q and r are constants.

1 1
[a) y  x  (b) (5,  7) , 40 units sq (c) x 2  y 2  8 x  2 y  3  0 ]
2 2

8. The diagram below, not drawn to scale, shows a circle with centre C(2, 3) and radius
5units. The circle cuts the x-axis at A and B. The perpendicular bisector of A and C
cuts the x-axis at D. Find
(i) the equation of the circle,
(ii) the coordinates of A,
(iii) the midpoint of AC,
(iv) the gradient of AC,
(v) the coordinates of D.

C(2, 3)

x
A O D B

 3 3  1 
(i) x 2  y 2  4 x  6 y  12  0 , ii) A(2, 0) , iii)  0,  , iv) , v) 1 , 0 
 2 4  8 

Don’t cry because it is over. Smile because it happened.- Dr. Seuss

Learning Voyage A Journey of Excellence and Self-Discovery

Circles and Parabolas (II)

9. The diagram shows two points A(–3, –8) and B(7, –6) on a circle with centre C. CP
cuts the perpendicular bisector of line AB at C. The equation of the tangent to the
circle at the point P(3, –2) is x  5 y  7  0 .

x  5y  7  0

P(3,  2)

C B(7,  6)

A(3,  8)

Find
(a) the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AB.
(b) the equation of the line CP. Hence, find the coordinates of C.
(c) the equation of the circle.

[(a) y  5 x  3 (b) CP : y  5 x  17 (c) x 2  y 2  4 x  14 y  27  0 ]

10. A straight line through the point (6, 0) intersects the circle x 2  y 2  2 x  9  0 at
P(0, 3) and at Q. Find

(a) the equation of the chord PQ, and hence, find the coordinates of the point Q,
(b) the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ and show that it passes through the
centre of the circle.

[(i) Q = (4, 1) (ii) y  2 x  2 ]

Don’t cry because it is over. Smile because it happened.- Dr. Seuss

Learning Voyage A Journey of Excellence and Self-Discovery

Circles and Parabolas (II)

Parabolas

1. Sketch the graphs of y 2  2 x .

2. Sketch the graph of y 2  3x .

1
3. Sketch, on the same axes, the graphs of y 2  2 x and y  .
x

4. In the diagram, the line y  x  4 intersects the x-axis at point P and the curve
y 2  2 x at points A and B.

(a) Find the coordinates of A and of B.

(b) Find the coordinates of P.
(c) State the ratio AP : PB.

[(a) (2,  2) , (8, 4) (b) (4, 0) (c) 1 : 2]

5. Sketch the graph of y  2 x . Insert on your sketch the additional graph required to
illustrate how a graphical solution of the equation log 2 (1  2x)  1  x can be
obtained.

[y = 2(1 – 2x)]

6. Sketch the graph of y  1  e 2 x . Insert on your sketch the additional graph required
1
to illustrate how a graphical solution of the equation 2e 2 x  can be obtained.
x 1
Don’t cry because it is over. Smile because it happened.- Dr. Seuss

Learning Voyage A Journey of Excellence and Self-Discovery

Circles and Parabolas (II)

7. Sketch the graph of y  3 ln( x  1) . Insert in the same diagram a straight line which
1 x
would enable you to obtain an approximate solution to the equation x  1  e 3
. State
the equation of the straight line drawn.

1
8. The function f is defined by f ( x)  ln(1  2 x) for x  .
2
(a) Sketch the graph of y  f (x)
(b) Determine the equation of the straight line which would be needed to draw on the
graph to obtain the solution to the equation 2 x  1  e 2 x1 .
(c) Draw the straight line graph in your sketch in (a).

Don’t cry because it is over. Smile because it happened.- Dr. Seuss

Learning Voyage A Journey of Excellence and Self-Discovery