Test Yourself
A. Identify the center and radius of each. Then sketch the graph.
1. (𝑥 − 1)2 + (𝑦 + 3)2 = 4 2. (𝑥 − 2)2 + (𝑦 + 1)2 = 16
𝑪(𝟏, −𝟑) ; 𝒓 = 𝟐 𝑪(𝟐, −𝟏) ; 𝒓 = 𝟒
3. (𝑥 − 1)2 + (𝑦 + 4)2 = 9 4. 𝑥 2 + (𝑦 − 3)2 = 14
𝑪(𝟏, −𝟒) ; 𝒓 = 𝟑 𝑪(𝟎, 𝟑) ; 𝒓 = √𝟏𝟒
B. Identify the center and radius of the circle with the given equation in each item.
Sketch its graph and indicate the center.
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1. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 4 4. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 𝑦 2 − 4𝑦 − 8 =
𝟏 𝑪(𝟐, 𝟐) ; 𝒓 = 𝟒
𝑪(𝟎, 𝟎) ; 𝒓 =
𝟐
2. 5𝑥 2 + 5𝑦 2 = 125 5. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 14𝑥 + 12𝑦 = 36
𝑪(𝟎, 𝟎) ; 𝒓 = 𝟓 𝑪(𝟕, −𝟔) ; 𝒓 = 𝟏𝟏
3 2
3. (𝑥 + 4)2 + (𝑦 − 4) = 1 6. 9𝑥 2 + 36𝑥 + 9𝑦 2 + 72𝑦 + 155 = 0
𝟑 𝟓
𝑪 (−𝟒 , ) ; 𝒓 = 𝟏 𝑪(−𝟐, −𝟒) ; 𝒓 =
𝟒 𝟑
C. Find the standard and general equation of the circle which satisfies the given
conditions.
1. center at the origin, radius 5√3
SE: 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 = 𝟕𝟓
GE: 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟕𝟓 = 𝟎
2. center at (1,4), radius 5
SE: (𝒙 − 𝟏)𝟐 + (𝒚 − 𝟒)𝟐 = 𝟐𝟓
GE: 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟖𝒚 − 𝟖 =0
3. center at (−8,4), contains (−4,2)
SE: (𝒙 + 𝟖)𝟐 + (𝒚 − 𝟒)𝟐 = 𝟐𝟎
GE: 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝟏𝟔𝒙 − 𝟖𝒚 + 𝟔𝟎 = 𝟎
4. center at (15, −7) tangent to the x-axis
SE: (𝒙 − 𝟏𝟓)𝟐 + (𝒚 + 𝟕)𝟐 = 𝟒𝟗
GE: 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟑𝟎𝒙 + 𝟏𝟒𝒚 + 𝟐𝟐𝟓 = 𝟎
5. center at (15, −7) tangent to the line 𝑦 = −10
SE: (𝒙 − 𝟏𝟓)𝟐 + (𝒚 + 𝟕)𝟐 = 𝟗
GE: 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟑𝟎𝒙 + 𝟏𝟒𝒚 + 𝟐𝟔𝟓 = 𝟎
6. has a diameter with endpoints (3,1) and (-7,6)
𝟕 𝟐 𝟏𝟐𝟓
SE: (𝒙 + 𝟐)𝟐 + (𝒚 − ) =
𝟐 𝟒
GE: 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟕𝒚 − 𝟏𝟓 = 𝟎
7. contains the points (1,4), (-1,2), (4, -3)
𝟓 𝟐 𝟏 𝟐 𝟐𝟗
SE: (𝒙 − 𝟐) + (𝒚 − 𝟐) = 𝟐
GE: 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟓𝒙 − 𝒚 − 𝟖 = 𝟎
8. center at (-3,2) and tangent to the line 2x – 3y =1
SE: (𝒙 + 𝟑)𝟐 + (𝒚 − 𝟐)𝟐 = 𝟏𝟑
GE: 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝟔𝒙 − 𝟒𝒚 = 𝟎
9. Concentric with 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 𝑦 2 − 6𝑦 + 9 = 0 and has a circumference as 𝑥 2 + 14𝑥 +
𝑦 2 + 10𝑦 + 62 = 0.
SE: (𝒙 + 𝟐)𝟐 + (𝒚 − 𝟑)𝟐 = 𝟏𝟐
GE: 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟔𝒚 + 𝟏 = 𝟎
10. passing the intersection of 2x – 3y + 6 =0 and x + 3y – 6 =0 with center at ( 3, -1)
SE: (𝒙 − 𝟑)𝟐 + (𝒚 + 𝟏)𝟐 = 𝟏𝟖
GE: 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟐𝒚 − 𝟖 = 𝟎
11. passing through (-4,-4) and tangent to the line 2x – 3y + 9 =0 at (-3, 1)
SE: (𝒙 + 𝟏)𝟐 + (𝒚 + 𝟐)𝟐 = 𝟏𝟑
GE: 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟒𝒚 − 𝟖 = 𝟎
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