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If the equation of the incircle of an equilateral triangle is x2+y2+4x6y+4=0, then the equation of the circumcircle of the triangle is

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x2+y2+4x+6y23=0
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x2+y2+4x6y23=0
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x2+y24x6y23=0
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The correct option is A x2+y2+4x6y23=0
Given equation of the incirle is x2+y2+4x6y+4=0
Its incenter is (2,3) and inradius =4+94=3
Since in an equilateral triangle, the incenter and the circumcenter coincide,
Circumcenter =(2,3)
Also, in an equilateral triangle, circumradius =2( inradius)
Circumradius =2.3=6
The equation of the circumcircle is
(x+2)2+(y3)2=(6)2x2+y2+4x6y23=0

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