Conic-Sections Question 580

Question: What is the equation to circle which touches both the axes and has centre on the line $ x+y=4? $

Options:

A) $ x^{2}+y^{2}-4x+4y+4=0 $

B) $ x^{2}+y^{2}-4x-4y+4=0 $

C) $ x^{2}+y^{2}+4x-4y-4=0 $

D) $ x^{2}+y^{2}+4x+4y-4=0 $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] The equation of circle, which touches both the axes, is given by $ x^{2}+y^{2}-2rx-2ry+r^{2}=0 $ ? (i) Now the centre (r, r) of this circle lies on the line $ x+y=4 $ $ r+r=4\Rightarrow r=2 $
$ \therefore $ Put value of r in Eq. (i). We get $ x^{2}+y^{2}-4x-4y+4=0 $ which is required equation of circle,