CONICS SECTION

CIRCLE
 Circles
SECTION
AN INTERSECTION OF A
PLANE WITH A THREE-
DIMENSIONAL FIGURE.
CONIC SECTION
AN INTERSECTION OF A
PLANE WITH A CONE.
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 Circles
CIRCLE
THE SET OF POINTS THAT ARE
AT A FIXED DISTANCE CALLED
A RADIUS, FROM A FIXED POINT
CALLED THE CENTER

RADIUS
DISTANCE FROM THE CENTER
OF A CIRCLE OR SPHERE TO
THE EDGE
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Center 𝐶(ℎ, 𝑘)
Any point on P(x, y)
circle 𝑃(𝑥, 𝑦)
𝐶 (ℎ, 𝑘)
By distance formula:

𝑟= (𝑥 − ℎ)2 +(𝑦 − 𝑘)2

𝑟 2 = (𝑥 − ℎ)2 +(𝑦 − 𝑘)2

Standard form of a circle (𝑥 − ℎ)2 +(𝑦 − 𝑘)2 = 𝑟 2

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 Conic
Section 1. Find center & radius.
𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 8𝑥 − 10𝑦 = 23
Complete the square! 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + + 𝑦 2 − 10𝑦 + = 23 + +
8 2 2
𝑏 2 2
= 16 = −5 = 25
Add to both sides
2
(𝑥 + 4)2 +(𝑦 − 5)2 = 64
Factor trinomial!
𝐶(−4, 5) 𝑟=8
2. Determine an equation of a circle
congruent to the graph of 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 16
and translated 3 units right and 1 unit down.
(𝑥 − 3)2 +(𝑦 + 1)2 = 16
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