The equation of the circle whose diameter lies on 2x + 3y = 3 and 16x - y = 4 and which passes through (4, 6) is

The equation of diameters of the circle are;
2x+3y = 3 ...(i)16x-y = 4 ...(ii)
Multiplying (i) by 8 and then subtracting (ii) from (i) we get;
16x+24y-16x+y = 24-425y = 20y = 2025 = 45
And from (ii) we have;
16x-45 = 416x = 4+45 16x = 245x = 245×16 = 310
So the centre of the circle is 310, 45
We know that the equation of the circle with the centre h,k and radius r is x-h2+y-k2 = r2
So the equation of the required circle with centre 310, 45 and radius r is x-3102+y-452 = r2
Since this circle passes through the point (4, 6), so we have;
4-3102+6-452 = r237102+2652 = r2r2 = 1369100+67625r2 = 4073100  ...(iii)
So the equation of the circle is given by;
x-3102+y-452 = r2x-3102+y-452 = 4073100     {using (iii)}x2+9100-6x10+y2+1625-8y5 = 4073100100x2+9-60x+100y2+64-160y100 = 4073100100x2+100y2-60x-160y+73 = 4073100x2+100y2-60x-160y = 40005x2+5y2-3x-8y = 200
Therefore the equation of the circle is 5x2+5y2-3x-8y = 200

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