MN5114 - Answer at the bottom of this page

Remember: productive practice is perfect preparation

  • Once you have seen how to do the question then do it yourself
  • If you used help then after a few days retry the question without help

Visit the Maths Department Test Preparation page for more tips.

Resources below: Video going through an SBD question | Key points | SBD with worked solution | Geogebra resource

Key Points

You need to be able to:

  • Find the centre and radius of a circle given its equation
  • Complete the square in a circle equation
  • Sketch a rough circle and a tangent
  • Remember and use the properties of perpendicular lines
  • Find the equation of a line given its gradient and a point 

Answer to the question at the top of this page