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1 Circle
1 Circle
1 Circle
INTRODUCTION
Here are a few quick facts that are useful to know about a circle that has radius r:
diameter is 2r
circumference is 2 r
area is
r2
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Example: If a circle has an area of
16
Solution:
A = r 2 but we have
A = 16
so r = 16
r 2 = 16
r=4
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2
x2 + y 2 = r 2
A circle whose centre is at the point (a, b) has the equation
( x a ) 2 + ( y b) 2 = r 2
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Example: Consider the circle given by the equation ( x
What is the position of its centre? What is its radius?
3) 2 + ( y + 2) 2 = 49
Solution:
The centre is at (3, -2).
The radius is 7.
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