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Find the equation of that diameter of the circle \(x^{2}+y^{2}-6 x+2 y-8=0\) which passes through the origin.

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The equation of the diameter of the given circle that passes through the origin is \(y = -1/3x\).
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Step 1: Find the center of the circle

The standard equation of a circle is \(x^{2}+y^{2}+2gx+2fy+c=0\). Comparing this to the given equation \(x^{2}+y^{2}-6x+2y-8=0\), we can see that the center of the circle \((h, k)\) can be found by the equations \(h = -g\) and \(k = -f\). So \(h = -(-6/2) = 3\) and \(k = -2/2 = -1\) . Hence, the center of the circle is (3, -1).

Step 2: Find the slope of the diameter

A line passing through origin and a given point '(h, k) has a slope given by (k-0)/(h-0), which is simply k/h. Therefore, the slope of the diameter passing through the origin and the center of the circle (3, -1) is \(-1/3\).

Step 3: Write the equation of the diameter

The equation of the line passing through origin with a slope m is \(y = mx\). Here, m is \(-1/3\), so the equation of the diameter is \(y =-1/3x\).

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