Question 5 — IGCSE 0580 May/June 2024 Paper 41
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Extended tier, calculator. Topic: Probability · General. Worth 17 marks.
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5 (a) P is the point (1, 7).
Q is the point (5, –5).
y
P
NOT TO
SCALE
O x
Q
(i) Find PQ .
PQ = [2]
f p
(ii) Show that OP = OQ .
[3]
(iii) PQ is a chord of a circle with centre O.
Calculate the circumference of this circle.
................................................. [2]
(iv) PQ is the diameter of a different circle with centre R.
Find the coordinates of R.
( ...................... , ...................... ) [2]
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(v) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ.
Give your answer in the form y = mx+c.
y = ................................................ [4]
(b) The position vector of A is a.
The position vector of B is b.
M is a point on AB such that AM : MB = 2 : 3.
Find, in terms of a and b, the position vector of M.
Give your answer in its simplest form.
................................................. [4]
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