Definition and Equation of a Circle
Have you ridden a Ferris
wheel before? One
distinguishable fact
about this ride is that it
is circular in shape and
the points along the
outer rim of the wheel
have equal distances
from the center.
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When can we say that a figure is
a circle?
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Circle
Recall that a circle is formed
when a plane perpendicular
to the axis intersects a
double-napped cone.
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Circle
The set of points in a plane,
which are all equidistant
from a given point, called
the center, forms a circle.
center
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Circle
Any segment with endpoints
at the center and a point on
the circle is a radius of the
circle. 𝑨 radius 𝑪
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Circle
Like all the other graphs in the Cartesian plane, a circle
may be represented by an equation.
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How do you represent the
equation of a circle?
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Equation of a Circle in Standard Form
Any segment with endpoints
at the center and a point on
the circle is a radius () of the
circle.
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Equation of a Circle in Standard Form
Given the coordinates of a
point on the circle as and the
center of the circle at may be
calculated using the distance
formula.
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Equation of a Circle in Standard Form
Squaring both sides of the equation used to calculate the
radius, we get the standard form of equation of a circle
given by
where is the center and is the radius of the circle.
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Equation of a Circle in Standard Form
With Center at With Center at the Origin
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Equation of a Circle in Standard Form
𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 + 𝒚 =𝟏𝟔
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Equation of a Circle in Standard Form
𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 + 𝒚 =𝟗
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Equation of a Circle in Standard Form
𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 + 𝒚 =𝟒
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Equation of a Circle in Standard Form
𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 + 𝒚 =𝟏
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Equation of a Circle in Standard Form
𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 + 𝒚 =𝟎 . 𝟐𝟓
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What do you think will happen
to the graph of a circle if ?
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Equation of a Circle in Standard Form
If , then the graph is a
single point (not a circle).
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What do you think will happen
to the graph of a circle if ?
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Equation of a Circle in Standard Form
If , then there is no graph
since is imaginary.
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Find the equation of the circle with center at the
origin and a radius of 10 units.
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Find the equation of the circle with center at and a
radius of units.
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Find the equation of the circle
with center at the origin and a
radius of 12 units.
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Find the equation of the circle with center at and a
radius of units.
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Find the equation of the circle with center at and a
radius of units.
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Find the equation of the circle
with center at and a radius of
units.
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Finding the Center and Radius of a Circle Given Its
Equation
1. Solve for by equating to its corresponding binomial in
the given equation.
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Finding the Center and Radius of a Circle Given Its
Equation
1. Solve for by equating to its corresponding binomial in
the given equation.
2. Solve for by equating to its corresponding binomial in
the given equation.
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Finding the Center and Radius of a Circle Given Its
Equation
1. Solve for by equating to its corresponding binomial in
the given equation.
2. Solve for by equating to its corresponding binomial in
the given equation.
3. Solve for by equating to its corresponding constant in
the given equation.
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Find the center and the radius of the circle whose
equation is
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Find the center and the radius of the circle whose
equation is
The center of the circle is at , and its radius measures
units.
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Find the center and radius of the
circle whose equation is
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To identify the center of the circle given
by the equation , we can simply get the
additive inverse of and . Therefore, the
center of the circle is at .
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Equation of a Circle in General Form
When the standard form of equation of a circle is
expanded, and the terms are arranged in decreasing order
of powers, we get the general form of equation of a
circle given by
where , , and and are not zero at the same time.
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Identify the center and the radius of the circle
defined by the equation .
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Identify the center and the radius of the circle
defined by the equation .
The center is at , and the radius is .
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Identify the center and radius of the circle
defined by the equation .
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Find the general form of the circle illustrated below.
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Find the general form of the circle illustrated below.
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Find the general form of the circle
illustrated below.
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Rowell’s house has a portable Wi-Fi router that can
reach a field of about 50 feet from its location.
Suppose their neighborhood represents the
Cartesian plane, his location is in the origin, and his
house is situated 30 feet north and 10 feet east from
where he is.
a. Find the equation of the circle in general form
which describes the boundary of the Wi-Fi signal.
b. Determine whether he can still connect to their
Wi-Fi at home.
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Rowell’s house has a portable Wi-Fi router that can reach a field of about 50 feet
from its location. Suppose their neighborhood represents the Cartesian plane,
his location is in the origin, and his house is situated 30 feet north and 10 feet
east from where he is.
a. Find the equation of the circle in general form which describes the
boundary of the Wi-Fi signal.
b. Determine whether he can still connect to their Wi-Fi at home.
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Rowell’s house has a portable Wi-Fi router that can reach a field of about 50 feet
from its location. Suppose their neighborhood represents the Cartesian plane,
his location is in the origin, and his house is situated 30 feet north and 10 feet
east from where he is.
a. Find the equation of the circle in general form which describes the
boundary of the Wi-Fi signal.
b. Determine whether he can still connect to their Wi-Fi at home.
Rowell is 31.62 feet away from his house. This is less
than the radius of the circle. Thus, Rowell can still
connect to their Wi-Fi at home.
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A cellular network company uses towers to
transmit communication information. A
tower located at of the company grid can
transmit signals up to a 7-kilometer radius.
Find the general form of equation of the
boundary this tower can transmit signals
to.
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Fill in the table below by finding the standard form
and the general form of the equation of the circle
given the following data.
Given Data Standard Form General Form
1. center at the origin
with a radius of 9 cm
2. center at with a
radius of cm
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Find the center and the radius of the circle defined by
each equation.
1.
2.
3.
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Analyze and solve the problem below.
The Pampanga Eye currently holds the title for the tallest
Ferris wheel in the Philippines. It is situated in Sky Ranch
Pampanga, a theme park in San Fernando City. The Ferris
wheel is 50 meters in diameter and has a height of 65
meters. Find an equation for the wheel assuming that its
center lies on the 𝑦-axis and that the ground is the 𝑥-axis.
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● A circle is formed when a plane perpendicular to the
axis intersects a double-napped cone.
● A circle is the set of all points that are equidistant from
a given point in the plane, called the center.
● Any segment with endpoints at the center and a point
on the circle is a radius of the circle.
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Concept Formula Description
Equation of a Circle Use this formula when
in Standard Form where finding the equation of a
is the center of the circle given its center and
circle radius.
is its radius
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Concept Formula Description
This is the form of the
Equation of a Circle in equation when the
General Form standard form is
expanded.
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