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Example Question #301 : Geometry
Give the equation of the above circle.
None of the other choices is correct.
A circle with center
and radius has equation
The circle has center
and radius 5, so substitute:
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Equation Of A Circle
A circle on the coordinate plane has a diameter whose endpoints are
and . Give its equation.
A circle with center
and radius has equation
The midpoint of a diameter of the circle is its center, so use the midpoint formula to find this:
Therefore,
andThe radus is the distance between the center and one endpoint, so take advantage of the distance formula using
and . We will concern ourcelves with finding the square of the radius :
Substitute:
Example Question #3 : How To Find The Equation Of A Circle
Give the equation of the above circle.
A circle with center
and radius has equation
The circle has center
and radius 4, so substitute:
Example Question #3 : Circles
A circle on the coordinate plane has a diameter whose endpoints are
and . Give its equation.
A circle with center
and radius has equation
The midpoint of a diameter of the circle is its center, so use the midpoint formula to find this:
Therefore,
and .The radus is the distance between the center and one endpoint, so take advantage of the distance formula using
and . We will concern ourcelves with finding the square of the radius :
Substitute:
Expand:
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Equation Of A Circle
A circle on the coordinate plane has center
and circumference . Give its equation.
A circle with center
and radius has equation
The center is
, so .To find
, use the circumference formula:
Substitute:
Example Question #303 : Geometry
A circle on the coordinate plane has center
and area . Give its equation.
A circle with center
and radius has the equation
The center is
, so .The area is
, so to find , use the area formula:
The equation of the line is therefore:
Example Question #5 : Circles
What is the equation of a circle that has its center at
and has a radius of ?
The general equation of a circle with center
and radius is:
Now, plug in the values given by the question:
Example Question #4 : How To Find The Equation Of A Circle
If the center of a circle with a diameter of 5 is located at
, what is the equation of the circle?
Write the formula for the equation of a circle with a given point,
.
The radius of the circle is half the diameter, or
.Substitute all the values into the formula and simplify.
Example Question #3 : Circles
Give the circumference of the circle on the coordinate plane whose equation is
The standard form of the equation of a circle is
where
is the radius of the circle.We can rewrite the equation we are given, which is in general form, in this standard form as follows:
Complete the squares. Since
and , we do this as follows:
, so , and the circumference of the circle is
Example Question #10 : How To Find The Equation Of A Circle
A square on the coordinate plane has as its vertices the points
. Give the equation of a circle circumscribed about the square.
Below is the figure with the circle and square in question:
The center of the inscribed circle coincides with that of the square, which is the point
. Its diameter is the length of a diagonal of the square, which is times the sidelength 6 of the square - this is . Its radius is, consequently, half this, or . Therefore, in the standard form of the equation,,
substitute
and .
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