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ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY CIRCLES

42 CIRCLES

A. GETTING EQUATION OF A CIRCLE

1. Determine the equation of the circle with the centre at the origin, and:
(a) a radius of 4 units

(b) a radius of 10

(c) a radius of 2 5
(d) a radius of 3 units
(e) passing through the point (−2; −4)

(f) passing through the point ( )

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(g) passing through the point (5; −1)

(h) a radius of 11 units

2. Determine the equation of the circle with the centre at:

(a) (1; 0) and a radius of 2 2

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(b)  − ; 3  and a radius of 7 units
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(c) (−1; 1) and a radius 3 units
(d) (−2; −1) and radius 4

(e) (3; −3) and radius 3 5

(f) (4; −3) and passing through the point (−2; 3)
(g) (0; 0) and passing through the point (2; 2)
(h) (2; 2) and passing through the origin
(i) M(−3; 1) and passing through A(2; −2)
(j) (1; −1) and passing through (−3;4)
(k) (a; b) and a radius of 2r units
(l) (a; b) and a radius of 7 units
(m) K(−5; 2) and touches the y-axis.

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B. GETTING CENTRE AND RADIUS OF THE CIRCLE

3. Determine the coordinates of the centre and the length of the radius of each of the following
circles:
(a) (x – 1)2 + (y – 3)2 = 16
(b) (x − 4)2 + (y + 3)2 = 25
(c) (x + 5)2 + (y + 1)2 = 45
(d) x2 + y2 = 20,25
(e) x2 + (y – 2)2 = 10
(f) (x – 2)2 + y2 = 20
(g) x2 + y2 – 2x – 24 = 0
(h) x2 – 4x + y2 + 2y – 20 = 0
(i) y2 + x2 + 2x – 12 = 0
(j) x2 + y2 – 2x + 4y = 31
(k) x2 + y2 + 6x + 4y – 3 = 0
(l) 2x2 – 4x + 2y2 + 8y = 10
(m) 3x2 + 3y2 + 6x + 9y + 6 = 0
(n) 3x2 + 3y2 = 75
(o) 6x2 + 6y2 + 12x + 18y – 12 = 0
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(p) x2 + 3x + y2 + =0
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(q) x2 – 3x + y2 + 4y + =0
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C. INTERSECTION OF CIRCLES

4. Given two circles x2 + y2 = 4 and (x – 2)2 + (y + 3)2 = 9.

Determine:
(a) The circle centres and the length of radii for circle.
(b) Whether or not the circles intersect each other.
5. Given two circles x2 – 12x + y2 – 10y + 16 = 0 and x2 + y2 + 4x – 2y = 0, prove that the circles
touch each other externally.

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