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The centre of a circle is at (1, 2) and one end of a diameter is at (3, 2). The other end of that diameter is at:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. The centre lies at the midpoint of the diameter.
2. If (3, 2) and (x, y) are the ends and (1, 2) is the midpoint, then (3 + x)/2 = 1 and (2 + y)/2 = 2.
3. From the x equation: x = 2 − 3 = −1; from the y equation: y = 4 − 2 = 2.
4. So the other end is (−1, 2).
5. The diameter therefore stretches from (3, 2) to (−1, 2), centred at (1, 2).
_Source: SCERT Kerala Std X Mathematics Part-2, Chapter 8-9 (pp 200-219, 2019 ed.)._
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