A circle has a center that falls on the line #y = 7/4x +4 # and passes through # ( 3 ,7 )# and #(7 ,5 )#. What is the equation of the circle?
1 Answer
Oct 26, 2016
The equation of the circle is
Explanation:
Let the center of the circle be
Then the equation of the circle is
Then,
and
Equqting the equations
developing,
Also,
So
Solving for a and be, we get
We calculate the radius
Equation of circle is