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There is one and only one circle passing through three given non-collinear points. |
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Answer» Given: Three non-collinear points P, Q and R. To prove: A circle passes through these three points P, Q and R, and such circle is one and only one. Construction: Join PQ and QR. Their perpendicular bisectors AL and BM intersect at O. Join OP, OQ and OR. Proof: ∵ Point O is at the perpendicular bisector of chord PQ. ∴ OP = OQ …(i) Similarly O is at the perpendicular bisector of chord QR => OQ = OR …(ii) From Eqn. (i) & (ii) OP = OQ = OR = r (Let) Now taking O as a centre and r radius if we draw a circle it will pass through all three points P, Q and R, i.e., P, Q and R exist on the circumference of the circle. Now let another circle be (O’, s) which pass through points P, Q and R and perpendicular bisectors of PQ and QR i.e., AL and BM passes through the centre O’. But the intersection point of AL and BM is O. i.e. O’ and O coincide each other or O and O’ are the same point ∴ OP = r and OP’ = s and O and O’ are coincide => r = s. => C (O, r) = C (O’, s) => There is one and only one circle through which three non-collinear points P, Q and R pass. => There is one and only one circle passing through three given non-collinear points. |
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