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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 .
Example Question #311 : Geometry
A square on the coordinate plane has as its vertices the points
. Give the equation of a circle inscribed in 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 equal to the sidelength of the square, which is 8, so, consequently, its radius is half this, or 4. Therefore, in the standard form of the equation,,
substitute
and .
Example Question #252 : Coordinate Geometry
Give the area 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:
, and the area of the circle is
Example Question #311 : Geometry
Which of the following is the equation of a circle with center at the origin and area
?
The standard form of the equation of a circle is
,
where the center is
and the radius is .The center of the circle is the origin, so
, and the equation is
for some
.The area of the circle is
, so
We need go no further; we can substitute to get the equation
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