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


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Substituting these values in (1), we get



x2 + y2 - 3x - 11y = 0


The equation of the circle is x2 + y2 - 3x - 11y = 0.


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