Equation Of A Circle
(x - a)2 + (y - b)2 = r2
where
a is the x co-ordinate of the centre of the circle
b is the y co-ordinate of the centre of the circle
r is the radius of the circle
In terms of showing method and avoiding error
especially with
directed numbers the following format can be very useful
[x - (a)]2 + [y - (b)]2 = (r)2
Example
(x + 2)2 + (y - 3)2 = 52
[x + 2]2 + [y - 3]2 = 52
[x - (-2)]2 + [y - (3)]2 = (5)2
a = (-2)
-2 is the x co-ordinate of the centre of the circle
b = (3)
3 is the y co-ordinate of the centre of the circle
r = (5)
5 is the radius of the circle
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