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12 past-paper questions on Coordinate geometry

  • 9709/11 · May/June 20258 marks

    The circle with equation x² +y²-6x+10y-27 = 0 intersects the line x =-2 at the points P and Q. Find the area of the triangle…

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  • 9709/13 · May/June 20248 marks

    A circle with equation x² + y²-6x+2y-15 = 0 meets the y-axis at the points A and B. The tangents to the circle at A and B meet at…

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  • 9709/11 · May/June 20248 marks

    The equation of a circle is (x-3)² +y² = 18. The line with equation y = mx+c passes through the point (0,-9) and is a tangent to…

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  • 9709/13 · May/June 20255 marks

    It is now given that k = 10. A circle passes through the points P, Q and R. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle at R.…

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  • 9709/12 · October/November 20245 marks

    Find the values of p and q.

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  • 9709/13 · October/November 20245 marks

    Find the two possible equations of the circle.

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  • 9709/11 · May/June 20254 marks

    The equation of a curve is 2x² - kxy+2 = 0 and the equation of a line is y = px+3, where k and p are constants. (a) Given that k…

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  • 9709/13 · October/November 20244 marks

    Points A and B have coordinates (4, 3) and (8, -5) respectively. A circle with radius 10 passes through the points A and B. Show…

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  • 9709/11 · October/November 20244 marks

    Circles C₁ and C₂ have equations x² + y² + 6x-10y+18 = 0 and (x-9)² + (y + 4)² – 64 = 0 respectively. Find the distance between…

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  • 9709/13 · May/June 20254 marks

    Three points P, Q and R have coordinates P(−13, 5), Q(5, 1) and R(2, k), where k is a constant. It is given that the angle PRQ is…

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  • 9709/12 · May/June 20254 marks

    Find the coordinates of the points of intersection of the curve and the line with equations 2xy+5y² = 24 and 2x+y+4 = 0.

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  • 9709/11 · October/November 20243 marks

    P and Q are points on C₁ and C₂ respectively. The distance between P and Q is denoted by d. Find the greatest and least possible…

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