Question

Find the equation of the circle, with radius 1, tangent to the line 3x+4y=5 and having its center on the line x+2y=0

Answer 1

let the centre be (a,b)
but it must lie on x+2y=0, so a+2b=0
a = -2b

we can call our centre (-2b, b)
its distance to 3x + 4y - 5 must be 1

| 3(-2b) + 4b - 5 }/√(3^2+4^2) = 1

case 1:
(-6b+4b-5)/√25 = 1
-2b - 5 = 5
b = -5
a= 10 ----> equation: (x-10)^2 + (y+5)^2 = 1

case 2:

6b - 4b + 5 = 5
2b = 0
b=0
a=0 ----------> x^2 + y^2= 1

make a sketch to see if both are possible
What do you think?