Circle And System Of Circles Question 110

Question: Centre of circle $ (x-x_1)(x-x_2) $ $ +(y-y_1)(y-y_2) $ $ =0 $ is

Options:

A) $ ( \frac{x_1+y_1}{2},\ \frac{x_2+y_2}{2} ) $

B) $ ( \frac{x_1-y_1}{2},\ \frac{x_2-y_2}{2} ) $

C) $ ( \frac{x_1+x_2}{2},\ \frac{y_1+y_2}{2} ) $

D) $ ( \frac{x_1-x_2}{2},\ \frac{y_1-y_2}{2} ) $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ (x_1,\ y_1) $ and $ (x_2,\ y_2) $ are extreme points of diameter.

Hence centre is $ ( \frac{x_1+x_2}{2},\ \frac{y_1+y_2}{2} ) $ .