By: Jeffrey Bivin

Lake Zurich High School

jeff.bivin@lz95.org

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Jeff Updated: March 11, 2008
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The set of all co-planar points equidistant
from a fixed point (center).

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Equation: (x – h)2 + (y – k)2 = r2

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(x – 3)2 + (y – 5)2 = 121

x–3=0 r=
x=3
r = 11
y–5=0
y=5

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(x + 5)2 + (y – 2)2 = 81

x+5=0 r=
x = -5
r=9
y–2=0
y=2

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 Graph the following circle
9x2 + 36x + 9y2 - 18y - 10 = 89
9x2 + 36x + 9y2 - 18y = 89 + 10
9x2 + 36x + 9y2 - 18y = 99
9
(x2 + 4x + 22 ) + (y2 - 2y + (-1)2 ) = 11 + 4 + 1

(x + 2)2 + (y - 1)2 = 16

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(x + 2)2 + (y – 1)2 = 16

x+2=0 r=
x = -2
r=4
y–1=0
y=1

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 Graph the following circle
4x2 + 24x + 4y2 + 32y + 13 = 157
4x2 + 24x + 4y2 + 32y = 157 - 13
4x2 + 24x + 4y2 + 32y = 144
4
(x2 + 6x + 32 ) + (y2 + 8y + 42 ) = 36 + 9 + 16

(x + 3)2 + (y + 4)2 = 61

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(x + 3)2 + (y + 4)2 = 61

x+3=0 r=
x = -3

y+4=0
y = -4

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 Graph the following circle
5x2 - 80x + 5y2 + 20y - 34 = 106
5x2 - 80x + 5y2 + 20y = 106 + 34
5x2 - 80x + 5y2 + 20y = 140
5
(x2 - 16x + (-8)2 ) + (y2 + 4y + 22 ) = 28 + 64 + 4

(x - 8)2 + (y + 2)2 = 96

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(x - 8)2 + (y + 2)2 = 96

x-8=0 r=
x=8
r=4 6
y+2=0
y = -2

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 Graph the following circle
2x2 + 10x + 2y2 + 8y + 4 = 25
2x2 + 10x + 2y2 + 8y = 25 - 4
2x2 + 10x + 2y2 + 8y = 21
2
 21   25 
2
5
(x2 + 5x +   )+ (y2 + 4y + 22 ) =  2  +  
 4 
+4
2
5 2 83
(x + ) + (y + 2)2 =
2 4

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5 2 83
(x +2 ) + (y + 2)2 = 4
5
x+ 2=0 r=
83
5 4 83
x= 2 2
83
y+2=0
r= 2  5 
 ,  2
 2 
y = -2
 5 
 ,  2 
 2 
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