
Let A
isthepointofintersectionofthegivenlinesy = 0, x + y + 1 = 0
TheirpointofintersectionA is
(−1,0)
Let
B is the other point on the line
x+y+1=0,
Now, the perpendicular from
B on the
x-axis will pass through the orthocenter.
So, the equation of perpendicular from
B on the
x-axis is
x=1
Thus, the coordinates of
B are
(1,−2)
Let the third vertex is
(h,k)
Slope of the line perpendicular to
x+y+1=0 is
1
So, the perpendicular from
(h,k) to line
x+y+1=0 has slope
1 and passes through the orthocenter
(1,1)
Thus, its equation is
y=x
Now,
y=xandx-axis intersects at the origin.
Hence, the vertices of the triangle are
(−1,0),(1,−2) and ( 0, 0 )
Let the equation of the circle is
x2+y2+2gx+2fy=0(0,0)→c=0(−1,0)→1−2g=0⇒g=21(1,−2)→5+1−4f=0⇒f=23
Hence, the equation of the circumcircle is
x2+y2+x+3y=0.
Aliter
We know, the image of the orthocentre about the sides of a triangle lies on circumcircle.
The image of
(1,1) about
y=0 is
(1,−1)
The image of
(1,1) about
x+y+1=0 is
(−2,−2)
& intersection of
y=0,x+y+1=0 is
(−1,0).
Let the equation of circle is
x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0
All the three points
(1,−1),(−2,−2) and \left(- 1, 0\right)
liesonthiscircle( 1, - 1 ) \to 2 + 2g - 2f + c = 0 . . . \left(i\right) ( - 1, 0 ) \to 1 - 2g + c = 0 . . . \left(ii\right)
(−2,−2)→8−4g−4f+c=0...\left(iii\right)
Byusingtheequations\left(i\right)
,\left(ii\right)\text{
and } \left(iii\right), we get
g=21,f =
23,c=0
Hence, the equation of the circle is
x2+y2+x+3y=0