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Reference:https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-
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CIRCLE
A circle is formed when the plane is parallel to the base of the cone. Its
intersection with the cone is therefore a set of points equidistant from a common
point (the central axis of the cone), which meets the definition of a circle. All
circles have certain features:
• A center point
• A radius, which the distance from any point on the circle to the
center point
All circles have an eccentricity e=0. Thus, like the parabola, all circles are
similar and can be transformed into one another. On a coordinate plane, the
general form of the equation of the circle is
(x−h)2+(y−k)2=r2
where (h,k) are the coordinates of the center of the circle, and r is the radius.
Illustrative Examples:
1. Write the standard form of the equation of the circle with center
(5, 7) and r = 4.
5. Find the center and radius of the circle with the following equation:
100x2 + 100y2 – 100x + 240y – 56 = 0.
Real Life Application
ACTIVITY 1
Find the standard equation of the following circles.
ACTIVITY 2
Direction: 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
3. (x − 1)2 + (y + 4)2 = 9
4. y2 + 4x − 20 − 2y = −x2
5. 16 + x2 + y2 − 8x − 6y = 0
ACTIVITY 3
Solve this problem. Show your complete solution.
A single-lane street 10 ft wide goes through a semicircular tunnel with radius
9 ft. How high is the tunnel at the edge of each lane? Round off to 2 decimal
places.
QUARTER 2: WEEK 2
CONIC SECTIONS: PARABOLA
ACTIVITY 2
1. Determine the vertex, focus, directrix, and axis of symmetry of the
parabola with equation x2−6x+5y = −34. Sketch the graph, and
include these points and lines.