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Find the centre and radius of the sphere passing through the points O(0, 0, 0), A(a, 0, 0), B(0, b, 0) and C(0, 0, c). |
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Answer» Let H(x, y, z) be the centre of the sphere so that HO = HA = HB = HC = Radius. Now HO = HA = (x - a)2 + y2 + z2 = x2 + y2 + z2 x = a/2 Similarly HO = HB y = b/ 2 and HO = HC z = c/ 2 Therefore, the centre H is given by (a/2, b/2, c/2) and the radius is given by HO = 1/2 √(a2 + b2 + c2) |
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