A circle has a center that falls on the line #y = 1/7x +4 # and passes through # ( 5 ,8 )# and #(5 ,6 )#. What is the equation of the circle?
1 Answer
Feb 18, 2017
The equation of the circle is
Explanation:
A line passing through the mid point of
parallel to the x-axis will cut the line
the circle.
Let
The center is
The radius of the circle is
The equation of the circle is
graph{((x-21)^2+(y-7)^2-257)(y-x/7-4)(y-7)=0 [-26.26, 46.76, -9.13, 27.44]}