If $x-y+1=0$ meets the circle $x^2+y^2+y-1=0$ at $A$ and $B$, then the equation of the circle with $A B$ as…

If $x-y+1=0$ meets the circle $x^2+y^2+y-1=0$ at $A$ and $B$, then the equation of the circle with $A B$ as diameter is
  1. $2\left(x^2+y^2\right)+3 x-y+1=0$
  2. $2\left(x^2+y^2\right)+3 x-y+2=0$
  3. $2\left(x^2+y^2\right)+3 x-y+3=0$
  4. $x^2+y^2+3 x-y+4=0$

Solution

Given that circle, $S=x^2+y^2+y-1=0$ Line, $\mathrm{L}: x-y+1=0$ Equation of the circle passing through the intersection of line and circle is given by $\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{S}+\lambda \mathrm{L}=0 \\ & \left(x^2+y^2+y-1\right)+\lambda(x-y+1)=0 \\ & x^2+y^2+\lambda x+(1-\lambda) y+\lambda-1=0 \end{aligned}$ Centre of above circle $=\left(\frac{-\lambda}{2}, \frac{\lambda-1}{2}\right)$ Since, centre lies on $x-y+1=0$ $\therefore \quad \frac{-\lambda}{2}-\left(\frac{\lambda-1}{2}\right)+1=0 \Rightarrow \lambda=\frac{3}{2}$ Now, the required equation of circle $\begin{aligned} & x^2+y^2+y-1+\frac{3}{2}(x-y+1)=0 \\ & \therefore \quad 2\left(x^2+y^2\right)+3 x-y+1=0 \end{aligned}$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2015

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