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What is a circle defined as in coordinate geometry?

Points at a fixed distance from a point

What is the equation of a circle with centre at the origin (0,0)(0, 0) and radius rr?

x2+y2=r2x^2 + y^2 = r^2

What is the radius of the circle with equation x2+y2=49x^2 + y^2 = 49?

77

What is the standard form equation for a circle with centre (h,k)(h, k) and radius rr?

(x−h)2+(y−k)2=r2(x - h)^2 + (y - k)^2 = r^2

What is the equation of a circle with centre (3,−4)(3, -4) and radius 55?

(x−3)2+(y+4)2=25(x - 3)^2 + (y + 4)^2 = 25

What is the centre of the circle (x−2)2+(y+5)2=16(x - 2)^2 + (y + 5)^2 = 16?

(2,−5)(2, -5)

What is the expanded form of a circle's equation?

x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0x^2 + y^2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0

In expanded form x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0x^2 + y^2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0, what is the centre of the circle?

(−g,−f)(-g, -f)

What formula gives the radius from expanded form x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0x^2 + y^2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0?

r=g2+f2−cr = \sqrt{g^2 + f^2 - c}

For x2+y2−6x+8y+9=0x^2 + y^2 - 6x + 8y + 9 = 0, find gg, ff, and cc to calculate the radius.

g=−3g = -3, f=4f = 4, c=9c = 9

What is the radius of the circle x2+y2−6x+8y+9=0x^2 + y^2 - 6x + 8y + 9 = 0?

44

Circle equations can be used to solve problems involving what?

Tangents, chords, or intersections

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