Find The Equation Of The Circle Which Touches The Axes And Whose Centre Lies On The Line x – 2y = 3.

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Question

Find the equation of the circle which touches the axes and whose centre lies on the line x – 2y = 3.

Solution

Correct option is

x2 + y2 – 2x + 2y + 1 = 0

 

Since the circle touches both the axes, let the radius of the circle by a, then

Case I: If centre (aa) but given centre lies on

                 x – 2y = 3

∴              a – 2a = 3

∴                      a = –3

∴              Centre = (–3, –3)

and           radius = |–3| = 3  

∴ Equation or circle is  

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

and           x2 + y2 + 6x + 6y + 9 = 0

Case II: If centre (–aa) but centre lies on x – 2y = 3

Then          Centre = (1, –1) and radius = |–1| = 1

∴ Equation of circle is       (x – 1)2 + (y + 1)2 = 1

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

Case III: If the centre = (–a, – a)

But centre lies on x – 2y = 3

∴              –a + 2a = 3 

∴                        a = 3  

Then centre (–3, –3) and radius = |3| = 3

∴ Equation of circle is

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

or              x2 + y2 + 6x + 6y + 9 = 0

Case IV: If centre = (a, –a) but centre lies on x – 2y = 3

or             a + 2a = 3

∴                      a = 1

Then centre = (1, –1) and radius = 1

∴ Equation of circle is         (x – 1)2 + (y + 1)2 = 1

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

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