Circle propertiesEdexcel International A Level Maths: Mind map
Angle in a semicircle
Chord
Circle properties
coordinate geometry
semicirclechordtangent
Tangent
Circle equation
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Exam questions on Circle properties
- A circle has diameter , where and . The point lies on the circle.Show that angle is a right angle, and name the circle property you are using.2 marks
- A circle has centre and radius . The points and lie on the circle.Find the exact distance from to the chord .2 marks
- The circle has equation . The point lies on .Find an equation of the tangent to at , giving your answer in the form where , and are integers.3 marks
Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).