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Find the equation of the circle which passes through (3, – 2), (- 2, 0) and has its centre on the line 2x – y = 3.

The line 2x – y = 3 … (1)

The points (3, -2), (-2, 0)

The equation of the circle: x2 + y2 + 2ax + 2by + c = 0 ….. (2)

substituting the centre (-a, -b) in equation (1) we get,

\[\begin{array}{*{35}{l}}

2\left( -\text{ }a \right)\text{ }\text{ }-\left( -\text{ }b \right)\text{ }=\text{ }3  \\

-2a\text{ }+\text{ }b\text{ }=\text{ }3  \\

2a\text{ }-\text{ }b\text{ }+\text{ }3\text{ }=\text{ }0\ldots \ldots \text{ }\left( 3 \right)  \\

\end{array}\]
Now Substitute the given points (3, -2) in equation (2), we get

\[\begin{array}{*{35}{l}}

{{3}^{2}}~+\text{ }{{\left( -\text{ }2 \right)}^{2}}~+\text{ }2a\left( 3 \right)\text{ }+\text{ }2b\left( -\text{ }2 \right)\text{ }+\text{ }c\text{ }=\text{ }0  \\

9\text{ }+\text{ }4\text{ }+\text{ }6a\text{ }-\text{ }4b\text{ }+\text{ }c\text{ }=\text{ }0  \\

6a\text{ }-\text{ }4b\text{ }+\text{ }c\text{ }+\text{ }13\text{ }=\text{ }0\ldots ..\text{ }\left( 4 \right)  \\

\end{array}\]
Substitute the points (-2, 0) in equation (2), we get

\[\begin{array}{*{35}{l}}

{{\left( -\text{ }2 \right)}^{2}}~+\text{ }{{0}^{2}}~+\text{ }2a\left( -\text{ }2 \right)\text{ }+\text{ }2b\left( 0 \right)\text{ }+\text{ }c\text{ }=\text{ }0  \\

4\text{ }+\text{ }0\text{ }-\text{ }4a\text{ }+\text{ }c\text{ }=\text{ }0  \\

4a\text{ }-\text{ }c\text{ }-\text{ }4\text{ }=\text{ }0\ldots ..\text{ }\left( 5 \right)  \\

\end{array}\]
By simplifying the equations (3), (4) and (5) we get,

a = 3/2, b = 6, c = 2

Again by substituting the values of a, b, c in (2), we get

\[{{x}^{2}}~+\text{ }{{y}^{2}}~+\text{ }2\text{ }\left( 3/2 \right)x\text{ }+\text{ }2\text{ }\left( 6 \right)y\text{ }+\text{ }2\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

\[{{x}^{2}}~+\text{ }{{y}^{2}}~+\text{ }3x\text{ }+\text{ }12y\text{ }+\text{ }2\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

∴ The equation of the circle is x2 + y2 + 3x + 12y + 2 = 0.