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AP EAMCET · Maths · Circle

The equation of the circle passing through \((0,0)\) and which makes intercepts \(a\) and \(b\) on the coordinate axes is

  1. A \(x^2+y^2+a x+b y=0\)
  2. B \(x^2+y^2+a x-b y=0\)
  3. C \(x^2+y^2-a x+b y=0\)
  4. D \(x^2+y^2-a x-b x=0\)
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(D) \(x^2+y^2-a x-b x=0\)

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\(\begin{aligned} & \text {Centre }=\left(\frac{a}{2}, \frac{b}{2}\right) \\ & \text {Radius }=\frac{\sqrt{a^2+b^2}}{2} \end{aligned}\) Equation of circle…