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Determine the equation of the circle graphed below.

Determine the equation of the circle graphed below.-example-1
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Answer:


(x+6)^2+(y-5)^2=4^2

Explanation:

To find:-

  • Equation of the circle.

Answer:-

We are interested in finding out the equation of the given circle. For that , take any two diametrically opposite coordinates. Two such coordinates are (-6,1) and (-6,9) . Now using midpoint formula , find the midpoint as ,

Midpoint formula:-


\longrightarrow \boxed{(x_m,y_m)=\left((x_1+x_2)/(2),(y_1+y_2)/(2)\right)}\\

On substituting the respective values, we have;


\longrightarrow (x_m,y_m) =\bigg((-6-6)/(2),(1+9)/(2)\bigg) \\


\longrightarrow (x_m,y_m) =\bigg((-12)/(2),(10)/(2)\bigg) \\


\longrightarrow \red{ (x_m,y_m) = (-6,5)}\\

This is the coordinate of the centre of the circle as centre is at the midpoint of the diameter. Now using distance formula , we can find the radius. Here we will use the coordinates of the centre and any one of the point on the circle say (-6,1) .

Distance formula :-


\longrightarrow \boxed{d =√((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)} \\

On substituting the respective values, we have;


\longrightarrow d =\sqrt{ \{-6-(-6)\}^2+(5-1)^2}\\


\longrightarrow d =√( (-6+6)^2+4^2) \\


\longrightarrow d =√(0+4^2) \\


\longrightarrow d =√(4^2) \\


\longrightarrow \red{ d = 4 \ units } \\

Hence the radius of the circle is 4 units.

Now we know the standard equation of circle , which is ,


\longrightarrow (x-h)^2+(y-k)^2=r^2 \\

where ,


  • (h,k) is the centre.

  • r is the radius.

On substituting the respective values, we have;


\longrightarrow \{ x-(-6)^2\}^2+(y-5)^2 = 4^2 \\


\longrightarrow \underline{\underline{ \red{ (x+6)^2+(y-5)^2 = 4^2}}}\\

This is the required equation of the circle.

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