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Problem 99

AMC 10/12, early questions
Geometry Difficulty 3.3 Find the answer

Given a circle C whose center is on the line l1:xy1=0l_1: x-y-1=0, and it is tangent to the line l2:4x+3y+14=0l_2: 4x+3y+14=0, and the chord intercepted by the line l3:3x+4y+10=0l_3: 3x+4y+10=0 has a length of 6, find the equation of circle C.

A number or a short expression. Spacing, $ signs and \frac vs / are all fine.

Official solution

Let the center of circle C be (a,b)(a, b), and its radius be rr.
Since the center of circle C is on the line l1:xy1=0l_1: x-y-1=0,
we have ab1=0a-b-1=0,
Since circle C is tangent to the line l2:4x+3y+14=0l_2: 4x+3y+14=0,
we have r=4a+3b+145r= \frac {|4a+3b+14|}{5},
Since the chord intercepted by the line l3:3x+4y+10=0l_3: 3x+4y+10=0 on circle C has a length of 6,
we have 3a+4b+105=r29\frac {|3a+4b+10|}{5}= \sqrt {r^{2}-9}.
Therefore, (4a+3b+14)225(3a+4b+10)225=9\frac {(4a+3b+14)^{2}}{25} - \frac {(3a+4b+10)^{2}}{25} = 9.
That is, (ab+4)(7a+7b+24)25=9\frac {(a-b+4)(7a+7b+24)}{25} = 9.
Since ab=1a-b=1,
we have 5(7a+7b+24)25=9\frac {5(7a+7b+24)}{25} = 9,
thus a+b=3a+b=3.
Solving {ab=1a+b=3\begin{cases} a-b=1 \\ a+b=3 \end{cases} yields {a=2b=1\begin{cases} a=2 \\ b=1 \end{cases}.
Therefore, the equation of circle C is (x2)2+(y1)2=25\boxed{(x-2)^2+(y-1)^2=25}.

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