Obtaining Centre and Radius of a Circle from General Equation of a Circle
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Question
The circle passing through the intersection of the circles, x2+y2−6x=0 and x2+y2−4y=0, having its centre on the line, 2x−3y+12=0, also passes through the point
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Solution
Given: S1:x2+y2−6x=0 S2:x2+y2−4y=0
Now, S1+λ(S1−S2)=0 ⇒x2+y2−6x+λ(4y−6x)=0 ⇒x2+y2−6x(1+λ)+4λy=0
Centre ≡(3(1+λ),−2λ)
Since centre lies on the line, 2x−3y+12=0 ∴6+6λ+6λ+12=0 12λ=−18 ⇒λ=−32 ∴x2+ y2+3x−6y=0
Check options (−3,6) is the point