Find The Equation Of The Circle Of Minimum Radius Which Contains The Three Circles                     x2 – y2 – 4y – 5 = 0                 x2 + y2 + 12x + 4y + 31 = 0   And         x2 + y2 + 6x + 12y + 36 = 0

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Question

 

Find the equation of the circle of minimum radius which contains the three circles 

                   x2 – y2 – 4y – 5 = 0 

               x2 + y2 + 12x + 4y + 31 = 0  

and         x2 + y2 + 6x + 12y + 36 = 0

Solution

Correct option is

 

The co-ordinates of the centres and radii of three given circles are as given below: 

                     

                     

and                 

Let C ≡ (hk) be the centre of the circle passing through the centresC1(0, 2), C2(–6, –2) and C3(–3, –6).

Then          CC1 = CC2 = CC3

   

                                                             

 

or                 3h + 2k + 9 = 0                      …(1)

and              6h – 8k – 5 = 0                       …(2)

solving (1) and (2), we get   

                          

                            

Hence equation of required circle is 

                 

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

Q1

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Q2

 

Let a circle be given by

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Find the condition on a and b if two chords, each bisected by the x-axis, can be drawn to the circle from (ab/2).

Q3

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Q4

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Q5

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Q6

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Q7

 

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passing through the point (ab + c) are bisected by the line y = x.  

Q8

 

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Q9

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Q10

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