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  • Jan 15, 2009, 09:14 AM
    Daniella13
    How to solve a circle equation?
    How do you solve a circle equation without having the radius
    Ex. R ^2= (5-h)^2+(5-k)^2 ?
  • Jan 15, 2009, 09:01 PM
    harum

    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?
  • Jan 16, 2009, 01:05 PM
    galactus
    A circle equation is

    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.
  • Jan 18, 2009, 10:43 PM
    juhi2011

    What is required by you in the answer is not clear.
  • Dec 26, 2009, 03:03 AM
    abelle
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by harum View Post
    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)
  • Dec 26, 2009, 04:23 AM
    Unknown008

    abelle, have to taken notice of galactus' post 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.

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