The Circle

Circle Centered at the Origin

• The circle is a locus of points equidistant from a fixed
point: the center
 Rule of Circle Centered at the Origin
• The rule of the circle centered at the origin is obtained
from the Pythagorean theorem:

r
y

  2 2 2
𝑥 + 𝑦 =𝑟
 Example
• Find the equation of a circle with center (0,0) and
radius of 2:

• Note: The rule as two variables AND is of degree 2

 The Circle Transformed
• The circle with center (h,k) and radius r:
 Rule of Transformed Circle
• The rule of the circle centered at the origin is obtained
from the Pythagorean theorem:

Standard form
 Rule of Transformed Circle

2 2 2
( 𝑥 − h ) +( 𝑦 − 𝑘 ) = 𝑟
 

General form

Where
 General Form

Where coefficients of and is 1 and

 
 General Form to use

Where
 Standard to General Form
•  
EXPAND THE EQUATION
 General Form to Standard
•  
Complete the square for x and y

Therefore center is (h,k)= (3,1) and radius is 3

 General Form to Standard
•  
If coefficients of and are not 1

Therefore center is (h,k)= (4,-2) and radius is 4

 Homework

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