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Equation of a circle

8 questions · 32 marks · about 40 minutes

Equation of a circle questions

AQA 8365 Equation of a circle 8 questions

Paper 1: Non-calculator June 2025, Question 22 6 marks

A circle has centre (2, 3) and radius 5 A straight line passes through (3, 7) and has a gradient of 2

Work out the coordinates of the two points where the circle and the straight line intersect.

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Paper 2: Calculator June 2025, Question 2 4 marks

C and E are points on the circle with equation x2 + y2 = 144 CD is a straight line. O D: DE = 5: 1

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Work out the shaded area. Give your answer as a decimal.

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Paper 1: Non-calculator June 2024, Question 6 3 marks

Points A (โ€“ 12, 1) and B (12, โ€“ 1) lie on a circle. AB is a diameter of the circle.

Work out the equation of the circle.

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Paper 1: Non-calculator June 2023, Question 8 6 marks

A circle has centre (0, 0) and radius 5 A straight line has equation 2 y = x + 5

Work out the coordinates of the two points where the circle and straight line intersect. Do not use trial and improvement. You must show your working.

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Paper 2: Calculator June 2023, Question 6 2 marks

The equation of a circle is (x + 7)2 + (y โ€“ 4)2 = 36

Complete these statements.

The coordinates of the centre of the circle are (fraction fraction

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Paper 2: Calculator June 2022, Question 13 3 marks

A (โ€“ 2, 5) and B (4, 13) are points on a circle. AB is a diameter.

Work out the equation of the circle. Give your answer in the form (x โ€“ a)2 + (y โ€“ b)2 = c where a, b and c are integers.

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Paper 1: Non-calculator November 2021, Question 12 5 marks

A circle, centre C (4, โ€“ 2), passes through the origin and point A (8, 0) on the x-axis. The tangent at A is shown.

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Work out the equation of the circle.

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Work out the equation of the tangent to the circle at A.

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Paper 2: Calculator November 2021, Question 4 3 marks

The equations of the two circles shown are

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Work out the shaded area. Give your answer as an integer multiple of ฯ€.

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