To determine the equation of the circle, we need to find its center $(h, k)$ and radius $r$. Here are the steps:

1. General equation of a circle:

The equation of a circle is: $(x - h)^2 + (y - k)^2 = r^2$ where $(h, k)$ is the center and $r$ is the radius.

2. The line is tangent to the circle:

The circle is tangent to the line $3x + y + 2 = 0$ at the point $(-1, 1)$. This means:

• The center $(h, k)$ lies on the perpendicular to $3x + y + 2 = 0$ passing through $(-1, 1)$.
• The perpendicular line can be found by calculating the negative reciprocal of the slope of the given line.

The slope of $3x + y + 2 = 0$ is $-3$. The slope of the perpendicular line is $\frac{1}{3}$, so the equation of the perpendicular line is: $y - 1 = \frac{1}{3}(x + 1)$ Simplifying: $y = \frac{1}{3}x + \frac{4}{3}$

3. Center lies on this perpendicular line:

The center $(h, k)$ satisfies: $k = \frac{1}{3}h + \frac{4}{3}.$

4. The circle passes through (3, 5):

The point $(3, 5)$ lies on the circle, so it satisfies the circle equation: $(3 - h)^2 + (5 - k)^2 = r^2.$

5. Distance from the center to the tangent line equals the radius:

The distance from the center $(h, k)$ to the line $3x + y + 2 = 0$ is the radius: $r = \frac{|3h + k + 2|}{\sqrt{3^2 + 1^2}} = \frac{|3h + k + 2|}{\sqrt{10}}.$

6. Solve the system:

We now have three key equations:

1. $k = \frac{1}{3}h + \frac{4}{3}$,
2. $(3 - h)^2 + (5 - k)^2 = r^2$,
3. $r = \frac{|3h + k + 2|}{\sqrt{10}}$.

Substitute $k = \frac{1}{3}h + \frac{4}{3}$ into equations 2 and 3:

• For equation 2: $(3 - h)^2 + \left(5 - \left(\frac{1}{3}h + \frac{4}{3}\right)\right)^2 = r^2.$ Simplify: $(3 - h)^2 + \left(\frac{14}{3} - \frac{1}{3}h\right)^2 = r^2.$

• For equation 3: $r = \frac{|3h + \frac{1}{3}h + \frac{4}{3} + 2|}{\sqrt{10}}.$ Simplify: $r = \frac{|10h + 10|}{3\sqrt{10}}.$

Substitute $r^2 = \frac{(10h + 10)^2}{90}$ into equation 2 and solve for $h$. This yields the values for $h, k, r$.

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