Question 1 of 5
A circle is shown on the -plane with center at . The circle passes through the point . Which equation represents this circle?
Explanation
The standard form of a circle is , where is the center. Since the center is , the equation must be . The point is 3 units from the center because the -coordinates differ by and the -coordinates are the same. So the radius is , which means . Therefore, the equation is .
Concept summary
To write a circle's equation from a graph or coordinates, use with the given center and find the radius from a point on the circle.