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Geometry Level 3

Find the radius of the circle as shown in the figure above.


The answer is 17.

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2 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Sep 11, 2019

Let the circle be x 2 + y 2 = r 2 x^2 + y^2 = r^2 as shown, where r r is its radius. Let the coordinates of B B be ( a , b ) (a,b) . Then by Pythagorean theorem:

{ a 2 + b 2 = r 2 . . . ( 1 ) ( a + 16 ) 2 + b 2 = r 2 . . . ( 2 ) ( a 9 ) 2 + ( b + 15 ) 2 = r 2 . . . ( 3 ) \begin{cases} a^2 + b^2 = r^2 & ...(1) \\ (a+16)^2 + b^2 = r^2 & ...(2) \\ (a-9)^2 + (b+15)^2 = r^2 & ...(3) \end{cases}

( 2 ) ( 1 ) : 32 a + 1 6 2 = 0 a = 8 \begin{aligned} (2) - (1): \quad 32a + 16^2 & = 0 \\ \implies a & = - 8 \end{aligned}

( 3 ) ( 1 ) : 18 a + 81 + 30 b + 225 = 0 Note that a = 8 b = 15 \begin{aligned} (3) - (1): \quad -18{\color{#3D99F6}a} + 81 + 30b + 225 & = 0 & \small \color{#3D99F6} \text{Note that }a = -8 \\ \implies b & = - 15 \end{aligned}

From ( 1 ) : r = a 2 + b 2 = ( 8 ) 2 + ( 15 ) 2 = 17 (1): \ r = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2} = \sqrt{(-8)^2+(-15)^2} = \boxed {17} .

Aziz Alasha
Sep 10, 2019

From the triangle ABC ( Right angled at B) , BC = 15 + 15 = 30, AC is a diameter of the circle,

{AC}^2 = {30}^2 + {16}^2 = 1156

AC = 34

D = 34

R = 17

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