A circle with centre (4,5) passes through the y-intercept of the line 5x - 2y + 6 = 0. Find its equation.

To find the equation of the circle, we need to know its center and radius. We are given that the center is (4,5), so the equation will have the form \((x-4)^2 + (y-5)^2 = r^2\), where \(r\) is the radius. To find the radius, we need to first find the y-intercept of the line. To do this, we can set x = 0 and solve for y: 5x - 2y + 6 = 0 -2y + 6 = 0 -2y = -6 y = 3 So the y-intercept of the line is (0,3). Now we can use the distance formula to find the distance between this point and the center of the circle: \(\sqrt{(0-4)^2 + (3-5)^2} = \sqrt{16 + 4} = \sqrt{20} = 2\sqrt{5}\) So the radius of the circle is \(2\sqrt{5}\). Now we can substitute the center and radius into the equation of the circle: \((x-4)^2 + (y-5)^2 = (2\sqrt{5})^2\) Simplifying: \((x-4)^2 + (y-5)^2 = 20\) Expanding and rearranging, we get: \(x^2 + y^2 - 8x - 10y + 21 = 0\) Therefore, the equation of the circle is \(x^2 + y^2 - 8x - 10y + 21 = 0\). The answer is (3).