Find the equation of the circle passing through the points :
(0, 0), (- 2, 1) and (- 3, 2)
Given that we need to find the equation of the circle passing through the points (0,0), (- 2,1) and (- 3, 2).
We know that the standard form of the equation of a circle is given by:
⇒ x2 + y2 + 2ax + 2by + c = 0 ..... (1)
Substituting (0,0) in (1), we get
⇒ 02 + 02 + 2a(0) + 2b(0) + c = 0
⇒ 0 + 0 + 0a + 0b + c = 0
⇒ c = 0 ..... (2)
Substituting (- 2,1) in (1), we get
⇒ (- 2)2 + 12 + 2a(- 2) + 2b(1) + c = 0
⇒ 4 + 1 - 4a + 2b + c = 0
⇒ - 4a + 2b + c + 5 = 0 ..... (3)
Substituting (- 3,2) in (1), we get
⇒ (- 3)2 + 22 + 2a(- 3) + 2b(2) + c = 0
⇒ 9 + 4 - 6a + 4b + c = 0
⇒ - 6a + 4b + c + 13 = 0 ..... (4)
Solving (2), (3), (4) we get
⇒ .
Substituting these values in (1), we get
⇒
⇒ x2 + y2 - 3x - 11y = 0
∴ The equation of the circle is x2 + y2 - 3x - 11y = 0.