Additional MathematicsCode 4037

Solve problems involving the intersection of a circle and a straight line

What this topic asks you to be able to do

  • Solve problems about where a straight line intersects a circle.
  • This also covers working out the points of intersection.
  • It also covers telling, for a given straight line, if it touches the circle as a tangent, forms a chord of it, or does not intersect it.