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The circle C has equation $$x^2 + y^2 - 20x - 24y + 195 = 0$$ The centre of C is at the point M. (a) Find (i) the coordinates of the point M, (ii) the radius of... show full transcript
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To find the center of the circle given by the equation , we first need to rewrite the equation in the standard form of a circle, which is , where (h, k) represents the center.
Rearranging the given equation, we complete the square for the x and y terms:
Substituting these back into the equation gives us:
Solving this gives us:
Therefore, the center M is at the point .
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To find the length of the line NP, we first need to determine the coordinates of point P, where the tangent to the circle at P passes through point N (25, 32).
Using the slope of the tangent line and the coordinates of the center M (10, 12), we find the slope of the radius that connects M to P. The slope of MP is given by:
m_{MP} = rac{32 - 12}{25 - 10} = rac{20}{15} = rac{4}{3}.
Since the tangent line is perpendicular to the radius, the slope of the tangent line passing through N is:
m_{tangent} = -rac{3}{4}.
Now we can write the equation of the tangent line using point-slope form:
y - 32 = -rac{3}{4}(x - 25).
This equation can be rearranged to find the coordinates of the intersection P, and subsequently, we can find NP using the distance formula. However, the specific length can also be derived from the earlier information that N is 24 units away from the tangent line.
Therefore, the length of NP is 24.
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