Given a circle C whose center is on the line , and it is tangent to the line , and the chord intercepted by the line has a length of 6, find the equation of circle C.
Problem 99
Official solution
Let the center of circle C be , and its radius be .
Since the center of circle C is on the line ,
we have ,
Since circle C is tangent to the line ,
we have ,
Since the chord intercepted by the line on circle C has a length of 6,
we have .
Therefore, .
That is, .
Since ,
we have ,
thus .
Solving yields .
Therefore, the equation of circle C is .