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Equation of Circles. General Form. where r is the radius and ( a , b ) is the centre. Example. A circle of centre (5, −4) and radius 3 has equation . Centre (−1, 2), radius 7. Centre (0, 0), radius 1 . Centre (4, −3) and circle touches x -axis. Radius = 3. Different Form.
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General Form where r is the radius and (a, b) is the centre.
Example • A circle of centre (5, −4) and radius 3 has equation
Centre (4, −3) and circle touches x-axis • Radius = 3
Different Form To find out what is g, f and c, expand the general form: Rearrange: g = -a f = -b c = centre (a, b) (−g, −f). Radius =
Example • Given equation of circle is , find its centre and radius. (1) From (1): Centre is (3, 2) and radius is