Find The Equation Of The Circle Which Passes Through The Points (4, 1), (6, 5) And Has Its Centre On The Line 4x + y = 16.

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Question

Find the equation of the circle which passes through the points (4, 1), (6, 5) and has its centre on the line 4x + y = 16.

Solution

Correct option is

x2 + y2 – 6x – 8y + 15 = 0

 

Let the equation of circle be

                 x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0                    …(1)

since the centre of (1) i.e., (–g, f) lies on 4x + y = 16

then              –4g – f = 16

or                   4g + f + 16 = 0                …(2)

Since the points (4, 1) and (6, 5) lie on the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c= 0, we get the equations

         16 + 1 + 8g + 2f + c + 0    or   17 + 8g + 2f + c = 0     …(3)

and  36 + 25 + 12+ 10 f + c = 0 or 61 + 12g + 10f + c = 0 ...(4)

subtracting (3) and (4), then  

                                   44 + 4g + 8f = 0                      …(5)

Solving (2) and (5), we get

                        f = – 4 and g = – 3  

Now from (3),     

                       17 – 24 – 8 + c = 0

⇒                    c = 15

Hence, the equation of circle becomes

            x2 + y2 – 6x – 8y + 15 = 0

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Q1

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Q2

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Q3

 

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Q4

 

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Q5

 

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(ii) x = a cos α + b sin α and y = a sin α – b cos α

Find its Cartesian form.

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Q9

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