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Find the equation of the circle C3 which passes through the center of C1 and through the points of intersection of C1 and C2.
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Part a· 5 steps
The equation of the circle which passes through the center of and through the points of intersection of and .
Find the center of circle .
The general equation of a circle is , with center .
For :
The center of is .Find the equation of the common chord (line of intersection) of and .
The equation of the common chord is .
This is the equation of the line passing through the intersection points.
Form the general equation of circle .
A circle passing through the intersection of and the line can be written as .
Use the condition that passes through the center of .
Substitute the coordinates of the center of , which is , into the equation for :
Substitute back into the equation for .
The equation of circle is .
Part b
The equation of the two tangents from the origin to and the length of each tangent.
Find the center and radius of .
For :
Center .
Radius .Calculate the length of the tangent from the origin to .
The length of the tangent from an external point to a circle is .
For the origin and :The length of each tangent is .
Find the equations of the tangents.
Let the equation of a tangent line passing through the origin $(0,
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