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Find the equation of a circle with centre (-a, -b) and radius √(a2 – b2).

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The general form of the equation of a circle is:

(x – h)2 + (y – k)2 = r2 …..(1)

Where, r is the radius of the circle and (h, k) is the centre of the circle.

Here, r = √(a2 – b2), h = -a and k = -b

Equation (1)⇒

(x + a )2 + (y + b)2 = (√(a2 – b2))2

or (x + a )2 + (y + b)= a– b2

or x2 + y2 + 2a x + 2ay + a2 + b2 = a– b2

or x2 + y2 + 2a x + 2ay + 2 b2 = 0

Which is the required equation.



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