A right angled isosceles triangle is incribed in the circle x2+y2-4x-2y-4=0 then length of its side is

A) square root of 2 B) 2*square root of 2 C) 3*square root of 2 D) 4*square root of 2

The given circle is, 
x2 +y2 -4x-2y-4 = 0 
Now comparing this equation of circle with standard equation of circle, 
x+y2 +2gx + 2fy +c = 0 ​we get, 

                      
g = -2 , f = -1 c = -4 so the center of the circle will be (-g, -f) or (2, 1) and radius can be calculated as, 

r =g2+f2-cr = 22+12-(-4)=9 = 3
Since given triangle is a right angle isosceles inscribed in the circle so , 
BC will be diameter as shown in the figure and AB= AC , 
Now BC= 2r = 6 unit
Now in right angle triangle BAC , 
AB2+AC2=BC2AB2+AB2=622AB2=36AB=18=32 unit 

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