Find the radius of the circle of intersection of the sphere
x 2 + y 2 + z 2 − 2 x + 4 y − 2 0 = 0
by the plane
x + y + 3 z − 1 0 = 0
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Centre of the sphere is ( 1 , − 2 , 0 ) and its radius is 5 units. And distance of point ( 1 , − 2 , 0 ) from plane x + y + 3 z − 1 0 = 0 is 1 1 units. So by Pythagoras Theorem, radius of circle is 5 2 − 1 1 = 1 4 = 3 . 7 4 1 6 units.
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The equation of sphere can be re-written as ( x − 1 ) 2 + ( y + 2 ) 2 + z 2 = 5 2
Therefore, centre of sphere is ( 1 , − 2 , 0 ) and radius is 5 .
The distance of point ( x 0 , y 0 , z 0 ) from a plane a x + b y + c z + d = 0 can be calculated by ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ a 2 + b 2 + c 2 a x 0 + b y 0 + c z 0 + d ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
Substituting the values, we get distance between centre of sphere and plane is 1 1 .
Applying Pythagoras theorem, 5 2 = r 2 + 1 1 2 . Solving, r = 1 4 ≈ 3 . 7 4 .