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PRE-CALCULUS
STEM 1
 DEFINITION AND
EQUATION OF A CIRCLE
CIRCLE - WHEN THE PLANE IS HORIZONTAL
 DEFINITION AND EQUATION OF A CIRCLE

• A circle may also be considered a special kind of ellipse

(for the special case when the tilted plane is horizontal).
As we get to know more about a circle, we will also be
able to distinguish more between these two conics.
• with the point C(3, 1) shown. From the figure,
the distance of A(−2, 1) from C is AC = 5. By
the distance formula, the distance of B(6, 5)
from C is BC = There are other points P such
that PC = 5. The collection of all such points
which are 5 units away from C, forms a circle.
• Let C be a given point. The set of all points
P having the same distance from C is called
a circle. The point C is called the center of
the circle, and the common distance its
radius.
• The term radius is both used to refer to a
segment from the center C to a point P on
the circle, and the length of this segment.
• It has center C(h, k) and radius r > 0. A point P(x,
y) is on the circle if and only if P C = r. For any
such point then, its coordinates should satisfy the
following.

PC = r

=r

This is the standard equation of the circle with center

C(h, k) and radius r. If the center is the origin, then h
= 0 and k = 0. The standard equation is then x + y =
r .
EXAMPLE 1.1.1. IN EACH ITEM, GIVE THE
STANDARD EQUATION OF THE CIRCLE
SATISFYING THE GIVEN CONDITIONS.
• center at the origin, radius 4
• SOLUTION
• C = (0,0) r=4
• =r
• =4
• x²+ y² = 16
 CENTER (−4, 3), RADIUS √ 7
• SOLUTION
• C = (-4,3) r= √ 7
• =r
• =√7
• =7
CENTER (5, −6), TANGENT TO THE Y-AXIS

• SOLUTION
• The center is 5 units away from the y-axis, so the radius is r = 5
• C = (5,-6) r= 5
• = 25
CENTER (5, −6), TANGENT TO THE X-AXIS

• The center is 6 units away from the x-axis

• C = (5,-6) r= 6
• = 36
IT HAS A DIAMETER WITH ENDPOINTS A(−1,
4) AND B(4,2)
• The center C is the midpoint of A and B:

• C = (, ) = (

• . The radius is then r = AC

• r=
= C = () r=
= =
 MORE PROPERTIES OF CIRCLE

• =
• x + y − 3x − 6y + 4 = 0, an equation of the circle in general form
• If the equation of a circle is given in the general form
• Ax² + Ay² + Cx + Dy + E = 0, A≠ 0
• x² + y² + Cx + Dy + E = 0; we can determine the standard form by
completing the square in both variables
 COMPLETING THE SQUARES
• 3x² + 18x
• x² + 14x • 3(x² + 6x)
• To get the last term use()² • To get the last term use()²
• ()² = (7) ² = 49 • ()² = (3) ² = 9
• x² + 14x +49 • x² + 6x +9
• (x +7) ² • (x + 3) ²
EXAMPLE 1.1.2. IDENTIFY THE CENTER AND
RADIUS OF THE CIRCLE WITH THE GIVEN
EQUATION IN EACH ITEM. SKETCH ITS GRAPH,
AND INDICATE THE CENTER
• x² + y² − 6x = 7
• (x² − 6x) + y² = 7
• x² − 6x + 9 + y² = 7 +9
• (x - 3) ² + y² = 16
C = (3,0) r = 4
 X² + Y² − 14X + 2Y = -14

• x² -14x + y² + 2y = -14
• x² -14x + 49 + y² + 2y + 1 = -14 + 49 + 1
• (x - 7) ² + (y + 1) ² = 36
• C = (7, -1) r = 6
 16X² + 16Y² + 96X -40Y = 315

• 16x² + 96x + 16y² -40y = 315

• 16 (x² + 6x) + 16 (y² - y ) = 315
• 16 (x² + 6x + 9) + 16 (y² - y + ) = 315 + 16(9) +16(
• 16 (x +3) ² + 16 (y - ) ² =
• (x² +3) ² + (y² - ) ² =
• C = -3, r =