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Standard XII
Mathematics
Obtaining Centre and Radius of a Circle from General Equation of a Circle
#160;Find the...
Question
Find the circumcentre of the triangle whose vertices are given below.
i
)
(
−
2
,
3
)
(
2
,
−
1
)
and
(
4
,
0
)
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Solution
Using distance formula, we can find circum center of a triangle
It is nothing but is the point of intersection of all the three perpendicular bisector of sides of A
Let co ordinates of circum center be
(
x
,
y
)
distance formula is used
D
1
using point
(
−
2
,
3
)
D
1
=
√
(
x
+
2
)
2
+
(
y
−
3
)
2
=
√
x
2
+
4
x
+
4
+
y
2
−
6
y
+
9
=
√
x
2
+
y
2
+
4
x
−
6
y
+
13
=
D
2
using point
(
2
,
1
)
D
2
=
√
(
x
−
2
)
2
+
(
y
+
1
)
2
=
√
x
2
+
4
x
+
4
+
y
2
+
2
y
+
1
=
√
x
2
+
y
2
+
4
x
+
2
y
+
5
D
3
using point
(
4
,
0
)
D
3
=
√
(
x
−
4
)
2
+
(
y
−
0
)
2
=
√
x
2
−
8
x
+
16
+
y
2
=
√
x
2
+
y
2
−
8
x
+
16
As
(
x
,
y
)
is equidistant from all three vertices
D
1
=
D
2
=
D
3
∴
D
1
=
D
2
∴
√
x
2
+
y
2
+
4
x
−
6
y
+
13
=
√
x
2
+
y
2
+
4
x
+
2
y
+
5
∴
x
2
+
y
2
+
4
x
−
6
y
+
13
=
x
2
+
y
2
+
4
x
+
2
y
+
5
∴
−
6
y
+
13
=
2
y
+
5
∴
8
=
8
y
∴
y
=
1
D
1
=
D
3
∴
√
x
2
+
y
2
+
4
x
−
6
y
+
13
=
√
x
2
+
y
2
−
8
x
+
16
∴
x
2
+
y
2
+
4
x
−
6
y
+
13
=
x
2
+
y
2
−
8
x
+
16
∴
12
x
=
3
+
6
y
But
y
=
1
∴
x
=
9
12
=
3
4
∴
Circum center is
(
3
4
,
1
)
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