In the diagram, a circle centered at the origin, a right triangle, and the Pythagorean theorem are used to derive the equation of a circle, x2 + y2 = r2.
On a coordinate plane, a circle has a center at (1, negative 2) and a radius of 4 units.

What is the center of a circle whose equation is x2 + y2 – 12x – 2y + 12 = 0?
What is the center of a circle whose equation is x2 + y2 + 4x – 8y + 11 = 0?
What is the center of a circle represented by the equation (x+9)2+(y−6)2=102?
Which point is on the circle centered at the origin with a radius of 5 units?Distance formula:



Mrs. Culland is finding the center of a circle whose equation is x2 + y2 + 6x + 4y – 3 = 0 by completing the square. Her work is shown.x2 + y2 + 6x + 4y – 3 = 0x2 + 6x + y2 + 4y – 3 = 0(x2 + 6x) + (y2 + 4y) = 3(x2 + 6x + 9) + (y2 + 4y + 4) = 3 + 9 + 4
Which equation represents a circle with a center at (–3, –5) and a radius of 6 units?
Which equation represents a circle that contains the point (–2, 8) and has a center at (4, 0)?Distance formula:

Which explains how to find the radius of a circle whose equation is in the form x2 + y2 = z?
Did you find these answers helpful?