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Daniella13
Jan 15, 2009, 09:14 AM
How do you solve a circle equation without having the radius
Ex. R ^2= (5-h)^2+(5-k)^2 ?
harum
Jan 15, 2009, 09:01 PM
What do you want to get as an answer? What does it mean to solve a circle euqation to you? How many variables do you have in this "circle" equation?
galactus
Jan 16, 2009, 01:05 PM
A circle equation is (x-h)^{2}+(y-k)^{2}=r^{2}
Where (h,k) is the coordinates of the center and (x,y) is a point on the circle.
In your case, (x,y)=(5,5), a point on the circle. That's about it. What is it you want to solve?
We have no center coordinates nor radius. The way it is there are a infinite number of circles that could meet that.
juhi2011
Jan 18, 2009, 10:43 PM
What is required by you in the answer is not clear.
abelle
Dec 26, 2009, 03:03 AM
What do you want to get as an answer? What does it mean to solve a circle euqation to you? How many variables do you have in this "circle" equation?
How do I find centre of circle? When equation=(x-1)^2+(y-k)^2=10, and circle co-ordinates (2,5)
Unknown008
Dec 26, 2009, 04:23 AM
abelle, have to taken notice of galactus' post (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/mathematics/how-solve-circle-equation-303868.html#post1489829) a little above?
There are all the explanations for your problem there.
You have a point on the circle, (2, 5).
Find 'k' the y-coordinate of the circle that you don't have. You already have the x-coordinate of the centre of circle as 1 here.