Name _______________________ Equation of Circles

Show all your work! Regents Questions

1. The equation is equivalent to

1) 3)
2) 4)

2. Which equation represents the circle shown in the graph below that passes through the point
?

1)
2)
3)
4)

3. Write an equation of the circle shown in the diagram below.

4. A circle shown in the diagram below has a center of and passes through point
. Write an equation that represents the circle.

5. The diameter of a circle has endpoints at and . What is an equation of the

circle?

6. What is an equation of a circle with its center at and a radius of 4?

7. The center of a circular sunflower with a diameter of 6 centimeters is . Which

equation represents the sunflower?

8. A graphic designer is drawing a pattern of four concentric circles on the coordinate

plane. The center of the circles is located at . The smallest circle has a radius of 1
unit. If the radius of each of the circles is one unit greater than the largest circle within it,
what would be the equation of the fourth circle?
9. What is an equation for the circle shown in the graph below?

10. What are the center and radius of a circle whose equation is ?
1) center = ; radius = C
2) center = ; radius = C
3) center = ; radius =
4) center = ; radius =

11. The center of a circle represented by the equation is located in which

Quadrant?

12. Convert this equation into center-radius form. State the coordinates of the center of the
circle and its radius.

13. Write the general equation of a circle that is tangent to the x-axis, with a center
located at (4, -6).