Obtaining Centre and Radius of a Circle from General Equation of a Circle
If -3, 2 li...
Question
If (−3,2) lies co the circle x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0, which is concentric with the circle x2+y2+6x+8y−5=0, then c is equal to
A
11
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B
-11
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C
24
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D
100
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Solution
The correct option is B -11 Equation of family of concentric circles to the circle x2+y2+6x+8y−5=0 is x2+y2+6x+8y+X=0 which is similar to x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0 Thus, the point (-3, 2) lies on the circle x2+y2+6x+8y+c=0 ∴(−3)2+(2)2+6(−3)+8(2)+c=0 ⇒9+4−18+16+c=0⇒c=−11