The circumcentre of the triangle with vertices $(-2,3)$, $(2,-1),(4,0)$ is

The circumcentre of the triangle with vertices $(-2,3)$, $(2,-1),(4,0)$ is
  1. $\left(\frac{3}{2}, \frac{5}{2}\right)$
  2. $\left(\frac{3}{2}, \frac{-5}{2}\right)$
  3. $\left(\frac{-3}{2}, \frac{5}{2}\right)$
  4. $\left(\frac{-3}{2}, \frac{-5}{2}\right)$

Solution

Given the vertices $(-2,3),(2,-1), \&(4,0)$ Let $O(x, y)$ be the circumcentre of the triangle. Let $\triangle \mathrm{ABC}$ be the triangle. Then $\mathrm{OA}=\mathrm{OB}=\mathrm{OC}$ $\Rightarrow \mathrm{OA}^2 \mathrm{OB}^2 \Rightarrow(\mathrm{x}+2)^2+(\mathrm{y}-3)^2=(\mathrm{x}-2)^2+(\mathrm{y}+1)^2$ $\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow x-y=-1 ... (i)\\ & \text { and } O C^2=O B^2 \\ & \Rightarrow(x-4)^2+(y-0)^2=(x-2)^2+(y+1)^2 \\ & \Rightarrow 4 x+2 y=11 ... (ii) \end{aligned}$ By solving (i) \& (ii), we get $x=\frac{3}{2}, y=\frac{5}{2}$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2023 (16 May Shift 2)

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