Question 1 of 5
A city is building a circular fountain in a park. The fountain will have a diameter of 18 feet. Which equation represents all points on the edge of the fountain if the center of the fountain is at on a coordinate map of the park?
Explanation
The equation of a circle with center and radius is . The fountain’s center is , so the equation begins as . The diameter is 18 feet, so the radius is half of that: . Then . Substituting gives , which matches choice C.
Concept summary
For a circle, use , where is the center and is the radius. If the diameter is given, divide by 2 first to find the radius.