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A rational point in an analytical plane means that both the coordinates of the point are rational numbers. Then the maximum number of rational points on a circle C with centre (0,√2) is .... |
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Answer» Suppose, there are three rational points on circle C. Now consider that the triangle with those rational point vertices whose circumcenter is (0, √2). Since the vertices of this triangle are rational points, its equations of the perpendicular bisectors are first-degree equations in x and y with rational coefficients and hence the circumcentre must be a rational point, but here it is not a rational point because (0, √2) is the circumcentre. Hence, maximum number of rational points on the circle is 2. |
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