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Circle question

2022 · 28 Jun · Shift 2 · Q43
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Circle question

2022 · 28 Jun · Shift 2 · Q43

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If one of the diameters of the circle x2+y2−22x−62y+14=0{x^2} + {y^2} - 2\sqrt 2 x - 6\sqrt 2 y + 14 = 0x2+y2−22​x−62​y+14=0 is a chord of the circle (x−22)2+(y−22)2=r2{(x - 2\sqrt 2 )^2} + {(y - 2\sqrt 2 )^2} = {r^2}(x−22​)2+(y−22​)2=r2, then the value of r2 is equal to ‾\underline{\hspace{2cm}}​.
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Correct answer: 10

  1. Find the first circle's center and radius

Given: x2+y2−22x−62y+14=0x^2+y^2-2\sqrt{2}x-6\sqrt{2}y+14=0x2+y2−22​x−62​y+14=0

Compare with the standard form: x2+y2−2gx−2fy+c=0x^2+y^2-2gx-2fy+c=0x2+y2−2gx−2fy+c=0 So, g=2,f=32,c=14g=\sqrt{2},\quad f=3\sqrt{2},\quad c=14g=2​,f=32​,c=14

Hence the center is C1=(2,32)C_1=(\sqrt{2},3\sqrt{2})C1​=(2​,32​)

Radius: R1=g2+f2−cR_1=\sqrt{g^2+f^2-c}R1​=g2+f2−c​ =2+18−14=6=\sqrt{2+18-14}=\sqrt{6}=2+18−14​=6​

So the first circle is centered at C1=(2,32)C_1=(\sqrt{2},3\sqrt{2})C1​=(2​,32​) with radius 6\sqrt{6}6​.


  1. Identify the given diameter of the first circle

A diameter of the first circle can be any line segment through its center with endpoints on the circle. The question says that one of the diameters of the first circle is a chord of the second circle.

This means that this diameter, whose length is 2R1=26,2R_1=2\sqrt{6},2R1​=26​, is a chord of the second circle.

Also, since every diameter of the first circle passes through C1C_1C1​, the required chord of the second circle passes through C1C_1C1​.

For a fixed point inside a circle, the longest chord through that point is the chord perpendicular to the radius through that point, and its length depends on the distance of the point from the center. But here the statement says that a diameter of the first circle is a chord of the second circle. So the line through C1C_1C1​ containing this diameter must intersect the second circle at exactly the endpoints of that diameter.

Thus the point C1C_1C1​ must lie on the second circle in such a way that the chord through it has half-length 6\sqrt{6}6​.

A more direct approach: since the diameter of the first circle has endpoints on the first circle and also lies as a chord of the second circle, the distance from the center of the second circle to the line of this chord determines the chord length.


  1. Find the center of the second circle

Given second circle: (x−22)2+(y−22)2=r2(x-2\sqrt{2})^2+(y-2\sqrt{2})^2=r^2(x−22​)2+(y−22​)2=r2

Its center is C2=(22,22)C_2=(2\sqrt{2},2\sqrt{2})C2​=(22​,22​)

Now find the distance between the centers: C1C2=(22−2)2+(22−32)2C_1C_2=\sqrt{(2\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{2})^2+(2\sqrt{2}-3\sqrt{2})^2}C1​C2​=(22​−2​)2+(22​−32​)2​ =(2)2+(−2)2=\sqrt{(\sqrt{2})^2+(-\sqrt{2})^2}=(2​)2+(−2​)2​ =2+2=2=\sqrt{2+2}=2=2+2​=2

So the point C1C_1C1​ is at distance 222 from the center C2C_2C2​.


  1. Use chord-length formula in the second circle

A chord of a circle of radius rrr, at perpendicular distance ddd from the center, has length L=2r2−d2L=2\sqrt{r^2-d^2}L=2r2−d2​

Here, the chord is actually a diameter of the first circle, so L=26L=2\sqrt{6}L=26​

Since this chord passes through C1C_1C1​, and we can choose the diameter so that it becomes a chord of the second circle, the perpendicular distance from C2C_2C2​ to this chord can be at most C1C2=2C_1C_2=2C1​C2​=2. For the required diameter through C1C_1C1​, the suitable line is perpendicular to C1C2C_1C_2C1​C2​, so the distance from C2C_2C2​ to the chord equals d=C1C2=2d=C_1C_2=2d=C1​C2​=2

Therefore, 2r2−22=262\sqrt{r^2-2^2}=2\sqrt{6}2r2−22​=26​

Divide by 222: r2−4=6\sqrt{r^2-4}=\sqrt{6}r2−4​=6​

Square both sides: r2−4=6r^2-4=6r2−4=6 r2=10r^2=10r2=10


  1. Final answer

10\boxed{10}10​

This matches the stored correct answer.

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