Find The Equation Of The Circle Which Touches The Circle X2 + y2 – 6x + 6y + 17 = 0 Externally And To Which The Lines X2 – 3xy – 3x + 9y = 0 Are Normals.

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Question

 

Find the equation of the circle which touches the circle

x2 + y2 – 6x + 6y + 17 = 0 externally and to which the lines

x2 – 3xy – 3x + 9y = 0 are normals.

Solution

Correct option is

x2 + y2 – 6x – 2y + 1 = 0

 

The given circle is 

         x2 + y2 – 6x + 6y + 17 = 0

centre and radius of this circle are (3, –3) and 

Respectively. But given the required circle has normals

         x2 – 3xy – 3x + 9y = 0 

or      (x – 3) (x – 3y) = 0

or      x = 3 and x – 3y = 0                     …(1)

But point of intersection of normals is the centre of the circle. 

Point of intersection of normals represented by (1) is (3, 1) which is centre of the required circle. Since given circle and required circle touch each other externally, then (if radius of required circles is r

                

                            

  

∴  Equation of required circle is 

              (x – 3)2 + (y – 1)2 = 32     

or           x2 + y2 – 6x – 2y + 1 = 0

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