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Example Question #1 : Graphing Circle Functions
The graph of the equation
is a circle with what radius?
Rewrite the equation of the circle in standard form
as follows:
Since and
, we complete the squares by adding:
The standard form of the equation sets
,
so the radius of the circle is
Example Question #2 : Graphing Circle Functions
Determine the graph of the equation
Circle, centered at with radius
Ellipse, centered at
Hyperbola, centered at
Circle, centered at with radius
Circle, centered at with radius
The equation of a circle in standard for is:
Where the center and the radius of the cirlce is
.
Dividing by 4 on both sides of the equation yields
or
an equation whose graph is a circle, centered at (2,3) with radius = .5
Example Question #64 : Quadratic Functions
Give the radius and the center of the circle for the equation below.
Look at the formula for the equation of a circle below.
Here is the center and
is the radius. Notice that the subtraction in the center is part of the formula. Thus, looking at our equation it is clear that the center is
and the radius squared is
. When we square root this value we get that the radius must be
.
Example Question #1 : Graphing Circle Functions
Determine the equation of a circle whose center lies at the point and has a radius of
.
The equation for a circle with center and radius
is :
Our circle is centered at with radius
, so the equation for this circle is :
Example Question #66 : Quadratic Functions
What is the radius of the circle?
The parent equation of a circle is represented by . The radius of the circle is equal to
. The radius of the cirle is
.
Example Question #67 : Quadratic Functions
What is the center of the circle expressed by the funciton ?
The equation can be rewritten so that it looks like the parent equation for a circle . After completeing the square, the equation changes from
to
. From there it can be expressed as
. Therefore the center of the circle is at
.
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