Demystifying - Where a line crosses a circle

Author note — to cover (Higher)

Higher page. Substitute a linear equation into x² + y² = r² and solve the resulting quadratic, pairing each x with its own y; the number of solutions counts the meeting points, tangency giving a repeated root. Formal discriminant language is A level. Sits under the A19 linear/quadratic braces beside A16. (A16, A19)

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