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Geometry Difficulty 3.4 AMC 10/12 Find the answer

Find the equation of the circle based on the following conditions:
(1) Find the equation of the circle that passes through points A(5, 2) and B(3, 2), with its center on the line 2xy3=02x-y-3=0;
(2) Find the equation of the circumcircle of triangle OAB with vertices O(0, 0), A(2, 0), and B(0, 4).

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Solution

Solution:
Since A(5, 2) and B(3, 2),
the slope of line AB is 2253=0\frac{2-2}{5-3}=0,
thus, the perpendicular bisector of line AB is vertical to the x-axis, and its equation is: x=4x=4,
solving this together with the line 2xy3=02x-y-3=0, we get: x=4x=4, y=5y=5, hence the coordinates of the center of the circle M are (4, 5),
and the radius rr of the circle is r=AM=(54)2+(25)2=10r=|AM|=\sqrt{(5-4)^{2}+(2-5)^{2}}=\sqrt{10},
therefore, the equation of the circle is (x4)2+(y5)2=10(x-4)^{2}+(y-5)^{2}=10 (6 points)\boxed{(6\ \text{points})}

(2) Let the equation of the circumcircle of triangle OAB with vertices O(0, 0), A(2, 0), and B(0, 4) be x2+y2+Dx+Ey+F=0x^{2}+y^{2}+Dx+Ey+F=0,
thus, {F=04+2D+F=016+4E+F=0\begin{cases} F=0 \\ 4+2D+F=0 \\ 16+4E+F=0\end{cases},
solving this, we get D=2D=-2, E=4E=-4, F=0F=0,
therefore, the equation of the circumcircle of triangle OAB is x2+y22x4y=0x^{2}+y^{2}-2x-4y=0 (12 points)\boxed{(12\ \text{points})}

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