Find the equation of a circle concentric with the circle x^2 + y^2 – 6x + 12y + 15 = 0 and has double of its area.
Find the equation of a circle concentric with the circle x^2 + y^2 – 6x + 12y + 15 = 0 and has double of its area.

Given equation of the circle is

    \[{{x}^{2}}~-\text{ }6x\text{ }+\text{ }{{y}^{2}}~+\text{ }12y\text{ }+\text{ }15\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

The above equation can be written as

    \[\begin{array}{*{35}{l}} {{x}^{2}}~\text{ }-2\text{ }\left( 3 \right)\text{ }x\text{ }+\text{ }{{3}^{2}}~+\text{ }{{y}^{2}}~+\text{ }2\text{ }\left( 6 \right)\text{ }y\text{ }+\text{ }{{6}^{2}}~+\text{ }15\text{ }-\text{ }9\text{ }+\text{ }36\text{ }=\text{ }0  \\ {{\left( x\text{ }\text{ }-3 \right)}^{2}}~+\text{ }{{\left( y-\left( -6 \right) \right)}^{2}}~\text{ }30\text{ }=\text{ }0  \\ {{\left( x\text{ }\text{ }-3 \right)}^{2}}~+\text{ }{{\left( y-\left( -6 \right) \right)}^{2}}~=~{{\left( \surd 30 \right)}^{2}}  \\ \end{array}\]

Since, the equation of a circle having centre (h, k), having radius as r units, is

(x – h)2 + (y – k)2 = r2

Centre = (3,-6)

Area of inner circle = πr2 = 22/7 × 30 = 30 π units square

Area of outer circle = 2 × 30 π = 60 π units square

So, πr2 = 60 π

r2 = 60

Equation of outer circle is,

    \[\begin{array}{*{35}{l}} {{\left( x\text{ }\text{ }-3 \right)}^{2}}~+\text{ }{{\left( y\text{ }\text{ }\left( -6 \right) \right)}^{2}}~=~{{\left( \surd 60 \right)}^{2}}  \\ {{x}^{2}}~\text{ }-6x\text{ }+\text{ }9\text{ }+\text{ }{{y}^{2}}~\text{ }12\text{ }y\text{ }+\text{ }36\text{ }=\text{ }60  \\ {{x}^{2}}~\text{ }-6x\text{ }+\text{ }{{y}^{2}}~+12y\text{ }+45\text{ }\text{ }60\text{ }=\text{ }0  \\ {{x}^{2}}~\text{ }-6x\text{ }+\text{ }{{y}^{2}}~+\text{ }12y\text{ }\text{ }-15\text{ }=\text{ }0  \\ \end{array}\]

Hence, the required equation of the circle is x2 – 6x + y2 + 12y – 15 = 0.