Conic Sections/Circle

The circle is the simplest and best known conic section. As a conic section, the circle is the intersection of a plane perpendicular to the cone's axis. The geometric definition of a circle is the locus of all points a constant distance from a point and forming the circumference (C). The distance is the radius (R) of the circle, and the point is the circle's center also spelled as centre. The diameter (D) is twice the length of the radius. thumb|300px|right|Circle illustration with circumference (C) in black, diameter (D) in cyan, radius (R) in red, and centre or origin (O) in magenta. Equations Standard Form The standard equation for a circle with center and radius is . The radius must be greater than 0. If the radius is zero, the graph is a single point. This is a degenerate case. In the simplest case of a circle whose center is at the origin, the equation is simply a restatement of the Pythagorean Theorem: General form The general form of a circle equation is , where <-g,-f> is the center of the circle. Polar Coordinates In the case of a circle centered at the origin, the polar equation of a circle is very simple because polar coordinates are essentially based on circles. For a circle with radius , . In the more complicated case of a circle with an arbitrary location, the equation is , where is the distance from the circle's center to the origin and is the angle pointing to the circle. There are many cases that allow the equation to be simplified. If a point on the circle is touching the origin, its polar equation may consist of a single trig function. ..... Parametric Equations When the circle's equation is parametrized with respect to , the equation becomes ,. Example Find the center and the radius of the following circle: x2+y2+8x-10y+20=0 find by: x2+y2+8x-10y+20=0 x2+y2+8x-10y= - 20 (x2+8x)+(y2-10y)= - 20 +16 +25 +16+25 (x2+8x+16)+(y2-10y+25)=21 (x+4)2+(y-5)2=21 Thus: C(-4,5) radius=