JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Circle and System of Circles Question Bank Equations of circle, Geometrical problems regarding circle

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    If the vertices of a triangle be \[(2,\ -2)\], \[(-1,\ -1)\] and (5, 2), then the equation of its circumcircle is

    A)            \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+3x+3y+8=0\]

    B)            \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-3x-3y-8=0\]

    C)            \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-3x+3y+8=0\]

    D)            None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Let us find the equation of family of circles through \[(2,\ -2)\] and \[(-1,\ -1)\].                i.e. \[(x-2)(x+1)+(y+2)(y+1)+\lambda \left( \frac{y+2}{-2+1}-\frac{x-2}{2+1} \right)=0\]                    Now for point (5, 2) to lie on it, we should have \[\lambda \]given by \[3\ .\ 6+4\ .\ 3+\lambda \left( \frac{4}{-1}-1 \right)=0\Rightarrow \lambda =\frac{30}{5}=6\]                    Hence equation is                    \[(x-2)(x+1)+(y+2)(y+1)+6\left( \frac{y+2}{-1}-\frac{x-2}{3} \right)=0\]                    or \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-3x-3y-8=0\].                    Trick: Here the circle \[{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}-3x-3y-8=0\]is satisfied by (2, ?2), (?1, ?1) and (5, 2). Therefore students must check such type of problems conversely. 


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