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Mathematics 9709 · Coordinate geometry. Equation of a circle, centre and radius, tangents and normals to circles, circle geometry

It came up in 44 of 69 papers, for about 7 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Intersections of lines and curves, Straight lines, Arc length and sector area, Radians.

47 questions, newest first

1. 9709/11/O/N/25 Question 10 part (b) · 3 marks
2. 9709/12/O/N/25 Question 7 · 11 marks
3. 9709/12/O/N/25 Question 10 part (a) · 2 marks
4. 9709/13/O/N/25 Question 8 · 8 marks
5. 9709/11/M/J/25 Question 8 · 8 marks
6. 9709/12/M/J/25 Question 8 part (a) · 3 marks
7. 9709/13/M/J/25 Question 9 part (b) · 5 marks
8. 9709/12/F/M/25 Question 6 · 6 marks
9. 9709/11/O/N/24 Question 6 · 7 marks
10. 9709/12/O/N/24 Question 8 · 10 marks
11. 9709/13/O/N/24 Question 10 · 9 marks
12. 9709/11/M/J/24 Question 10 · 8 marks
13. 9709/12/M/J/24 Question 7 part (a) · 5 marks
14. 9709/13/M/J/24 Question 8 · 8 marks
15. 9709/12/F/M/24 Question 10 parts (a) (b) · 5 marks
16. 9709/11/O/N/23 Question 11 · 9 marks
17. 9709/12/O/N/23 Question 11 parts (b) (c) · 6 marks
18. 9709/13/O/N/23 Question 2 · 4 marks
19. 9709/13/O/N/23 Question 10 parts (a) (b) · 2 marks
20. 9709/11/M/J/23 Question 12 parts (a) (b) (c) · 6 marks
21. 9709/12/M/J/23 Question 10 · 13 marks
22. 9709/13/M/J/23 Question 5 part (b) · 3 marks
23. 9709/12/F/M/23 Question 5 · 6 marks
24. 9709/11/O/N/22 Question 11 · 10 marks
25. 9709/12/O/N/22 Question 1 part (b) · 3 marks
26. 9709/13/O/N/22 Question 11 part (b(ii)) · 4 marks
27. 9709/11/M/J/22 Question 9 · 10 marks
28. 9709/12/M/J/22 Question 8 · 8 marks
29. 9709/12/F/M/22 Question 6 part (b) · 4 marks
30. 9709/12/F/M/22 Question 8 part (a) · 3 marks
31. 9709/11/O/N/21 Question 7 · 9 marks
32. 9709/12/O/N/21 Question 12 · 8 marks
33. 9709/13/O/N/21 Question 9 part (b) · 5 marks
34. 9709/11/M/J/21 Question 10 · 8 marks
35. 9709/12/M/J/21 Question 7 · 5 marks
36. 9709/13/M/J/21 Question 10 parts (b) (c) (d) · 8 marks
37. 9709/12/F/M/21 Question 8 · 7 marks
38. 9709/11/O/N/20 Question 9 parts (a) (b) · 5 marks
39. 9709/12/O/N/20 Question 9 · 9 marks
40. 9709/13/O/N/20 Question 11 parts (a) (b) (c) · 9 marks
41. 9709/11/M/J/20 Question 10 · 11 marks
42. 9709/12/M/J/20 Question 11 · 11 marks
43. 9709/13/M/J/20 Question 10 part (b) · 5 marks
44. 9709/12/F/M/20 Question 12 parts (a) (b) (c) · 9 marks
45. 9709/13/M/J/19 Question 7 part (ii) · 1 mark
46. 9709/13/O/N/16 Question 5 part (i) · 2 marks
47. 9709/12/F/M/16 Question 9 part (a(i)) · 2 marks

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