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Question 65

If one of the diameters of the circle $$x^2 + y^2 - 10x + 4y + 13 = 0$$ is a chord of another circle $$C$$, whose center is the point of intersection of the lines $$2x + 3y = 12$$ and $$3x - 2y = 5$$, then the radius of the circle $$C$$ is

 $$x^2 + y^2 - 10x + 4y + 13 = 0$$
$$(x - 5)^2 + (y + 2)^2 = 16$$. 

Hence, the centre is $$(5, -2)$$ and the radius is $$r = 4$$, making the length of its diameter $$8$$ and the half-length of the diameter (the chord length) equal to $$4$$.

The centre of the circle $$C$$ is determined by the intersection of the lines $$2x + 3y = 12$$ and $$3x - 2y = 5$$. 

The centre of $$C$$ is $$(3, 2)$$.

The given diameter of the first circle serves as a chord of circle $$C$$ and its midpoint is the centre $$(5, -2)$$ of the first circle. 

The perpendicular distance $$d$$ from the centre of $$C$$ to this chord is found by the distance formula: $$d = \sqrt{(5 - 3)^2 + (-2 - 2)^2} = \sqrt{20} = 2\sqrt{5}\,. $$

In any circle, the relationship between the radius $$R$$, the half-length of a chord $$l$$, and the perpendicular distance $$d$$ from the centre to the chord is given by $$R^2 = d^2 + l^2$$. 

Substituting $$d^2 = 20$$ and $$l = 4$$ gives $$R^2 = 20 + 16 = 36$$, so $$R = 6$$.

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