A circle in the standard coordinate plane is defined by the equation , where is a constant. If the circle is tangent to the line , what is the value of ?
- A-48
- B0
- 12Cevap
- D48
- E60
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12
The correct answer is 12. Dividing the given equation by gives . Completing the square for both variables yields . This represents a circle centered at with a radius squared of . A circle centered at that is tangent to the line has a radius equal to the vertical distance between and , which is . Thus, . Setting yields , which gives .
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Converting the general equation of a circle to standard form by completing the square and using geometric tangency conditions to solve for unknown constants.
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