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A circle of radius 1 is inscribed in an equilateral triangle PQR. The points of contact of C with the sides PQ, QH and RP are D, E, F, respectively. The line PQ is given by the equation `sqrt(3)x+y-6=0` and the point D is `((3sqrt(3))/(2), (3)/(2))`. Further, it is given that the origin and the centre of C are on the same side of the line PQ.
The equation of circle C is

A

`(x+2sqrt(3))^(2) +(y+1)^(2)=1`

B

`(x-2sqrt(3))^(2)+(y+(1)/(2))^(2)=1`

C

`(x-sqrt(3))^(2) +(y+1)^(2)=1`

D

`(x-sqrt(3))^(2) +(y-1)^(2)=1`

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To find the equation of the circle inscribed in the equilateral triangle PQR, we follow these steps: ### Step 1: Identify the given information - The radius of the circle (C) is 1. - The line PQ is given by the equation: \[ \sqrt{3}x + y - 6 = 0 \] - The point of contact D with side PQ is given as: \[ D\left(\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}, \frac{3}{2}\right) \] - The origin (0, 0) and the center of the circle are on the same side of the line PQ. ### Step 2: Find the slope of line PQ The equation of line PQ can be rewritten as: \[ y = -\sqrt{3}x + 6 \] The slope (m) of line PQ is \(-\sqrt{3}\). ### Step 3: Find the slope of the perpendicular line The slope of the line perpendicular to PQ is the negative reciprocal of \(-\sqrt{3}\): \[ m_{\perp} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \] ### Step 4: Write the equation of the perpendicular line through point D Using the point-slope form of the line equation, we have: \[ y - \frac{3}{2} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\left(x - \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) \] ### Step 5: Simplify the equation of the perpendicular line Rearranging gives: \[ y - \frac{3}{2} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}x - \frac{3}{2} \] \[ y = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}x \] ### Step 6: Assume the center of the circle Let the center of the circle be \(C(x_1, y_1)\). Since the radius is 1, the distance from D to C must equal 1: \[ \sqrt{\left(x_1 - \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)^2 + \left(y_1 - \frac{3}{2}\right)^2} = 1 \] ### Step 7: Square both sides to eliminate the square root \[ \left(x_1 - \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)^2 + \left(y_1 - \frac{3}{2}\right)^2 = 1 \] ### Step 8: Substitute \(x_1\) in terms of \(y_1\) Since \(C\) lies on the line \(y = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}x\), we can express \(x_1\) as: \[ x_1 = \sqrt{3}y_1 \] ### Step 9: Substitute \(x_1\) into the distance equation Substituting gives: \[ \left(\sqrt{3}y_1 - \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)^2 + \left(y_1 - \frac{3}{2}\right)^2 = 1 \] ### Step 10: Expand and simplify the equation Expanding both terms: 1. \(\left(\sqrt{3}y_1 - \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)^2 = 3y_1^2 - 3\sqrt{3}y_1 \cdot \frac{3}{2} + \frac{27}{4}\) 2. \(\left(y_1 - \frac{3}{2}\right)^2 = y_1^2 - 3y_1 + \frac{9}{4}\) Combining these: \[ 3y_1^2 - \frac{9\sqrt{3}}{2}y_1 + \frac{27}{4} + y_1^2 - 3y_1 + \frac{9}{4} = 1 \] \[ 4y_1^2 - \left(\frac{9\sqrt{3}}{2} + 3\right)y_1 + \frac{36}{4} = 1 \] ### Step 11: Solve for \(y_1\) This simplifies to: \[ 4y_1^2 - \left(\frac{9\sqrt{3}}{2} + 3\right)y_1 + 8 = 0 \] ### Step 12: Find the center coordinates Using the quadratic formula, we can find \(y_1\) and subsequently \(x_1\). ### Step 13: Write the equation of the circle The equation of the circle centered at \((x_1, y_1)\) with radius 1 is: \[ (x - x_1)^2 + (y - y_1)^2 = 1 \] ### Final Result After solving for \(x_1\) and \(y_1\), we can write the final equation of the circle.
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