Co-ordinates of circumcenter?

Geometry Level 3

Find the co-ordinates of the circumcenter of the triangle having co-ordinates of its vertices as ( 2 , 6 ) , ( 6 , 0 ) , ( 4 , 2 ) (-2,-6),(6,0),(4,2) .

Submit your answer as the sum if the x x -coordinate and y y -coordinate of the circumcentre.

Give your answer up to 2 decimal places.


The answer is -0.86.

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2 solutions

Ashish Menon
Jun 9, 2016

The circumcentre is the point of intersection of the perpendicular bisectors.
Let ( 2 , 6 ) (-2,-6) be point A, ( 4 , 2 ) (4,2) be point B and ( 6 , 0 ) (6,0) be point C.

Midpoint of AC = ( 2 + ( 6 ) 2 , 6 + 0 2 ) = ( 2 , 3 ) \left(\dfrac{-2 + (-6)}{2},\dfrac{-6 + 0}{2}\right) = (2,-3)

Slope of AC = 0 ( 6 ) 6 ( 2 ) = 3 4 \dfrac{0 - (-6)}{6 - (-2)} = \dfrac{3}{4}
Slope of perpendicular bisector of AC = 1 3 4 = 4 3 \dfrac{-1}{\frac{3}{4}} = -\dfrac{4}{3}

Equation of perpendicular bisector of AC:-
m = y y 1 x x 1 4 3 = y ( 3 ) x 2 4 ( x 2 ) = 3 ( y + 3 ) 4 x + 3 y = 1 1 m = \dfrac{y - y_1}{x - x_1}\\ \\ -\dfrac{4}{3} = \dfrac{y - (-3)}{x - 2}\\ \\ -4\left(x - 2\right) = 3\left(y + 3\right)\\ 4x + 3y = -1 \longrightarrow \boxed{1}

Midpoint of AB = ( 4 + ( 2 ) 2 , 2 + ( 6 ) 2 ) = ( 1 , 2 ) \left(\dfrac{4 + (-2)}{2},\dfrac{2 + (-6)}{2}\right) = (1,-2)

Slope of AB = 2 ( 6 ) 4 ( 2 ) = 4 3 \dfrac{2 - (-6)}{4 - (-2)} = \dfrac{4}{3}
Slope of perpendicular bisector of AC = 1 4 3 = 3 4 \dfrac{-1}{\frac{4}{3}} = -\dfrac{3}{4}

Equation of perpendicular bisector of AC:-
m = y y 2 x x 2 3 4 = y ( 2 ) x 1 3 ( x 1 ) = 4 ( y + 2 ) 3 x + 4 y = 5 2 m = \dfrac{y - y_2}{x - x_2}\\ \\ -\dfrac{3}{4} = \dfrac{y - (-2)}{x - 1}\\ \\ -3\left(x - 1\right) = 4\left(y + 2\right)\\ 3x + 4y = -5 \longrightarrow \boxed{2}

Multiplying 1 \boxed{1} by 3 and 2 \boxed{2} by 4, we get:-
12 x + 9 y = 3 3 12 x + 16 y = 20 4 12x + 9y = -3 \longrightarrow \boxed{3}\\ 12x +16y = -20 \longrightarrow \boxed{4}

Subtracting 4 \boxed{4} from 3 \boxed{3} , we get:-
7 y = 17 y = 17 7 y = 2.42 -7y = 17\\ y = -\dfrac{17}{7}\\ y = -2.42

Substituting y = 17 7 y = -\dfrac{17}{7} in 3 \boxed{3} , we get:-
12 x + 9 × 17 7 = 3 12 x 153 7 = 3 12 x = 3 + 153 7 12 x = 21 + 153 7 12 x = 132 7 x = 132 14 x = 1.57 12x + 9×-\dfrac{17}{7} = -3\\ \\ 12x - \dfrac{153}{7} = - 3\\ \\ 12x = -3 + \dfrac{153}{7}\\ \\ 12x = \dfrac{-21 + 153}{7}\\ \\ 12x = \dfrac{132}{7}\\ \\ x = \dfrac{132}{14}\\ \\ x = 1.57

So, co-ordinates of circumcentre = ( x , y ) = ( 1.57 , 2.42 ) (x,y) = (1.57,-2.42)
So, x + y = 1.57 + ( 2.42 ) = 0.86 x + y = 1.57 + (-2.42) = \color{#3D99F6}{\boxed{-0.86}}

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Nice :) (+1)

Ashish Menon - 5 years ago
Ahmad Saad
Jun 10, 2016

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Ashish Menon - 5 years ago

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Ahmad Saad - 5 years ago

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Thanks, I will surely give it a try :)

Ashish Menon - 5 years ago

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