# Finding equation of circle.

#### behindDkeys

Ok so it says on the question:

Write the equation of the following circle:
with diameter AB and given A(4,3) and B(6,-1)

please need help really fast (Crying)(Crying)

#### dwsmith

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Ok so it says on the question:

Write the equation of the following circle:
with diameter AB and given A(4,3) and B(6,-1)

please need help really fast (Crying)(Crying)
The mid point is the center of the circle

$$\displaystyle (x-x_0)^2+(y-y_0)^2=r^2$$

#### Prove It

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Ok so it says on the question:

Write the equation of the following circle:
with diameter AB and given A(4,3) and B(6,-1)

please need help really fast (Crying)(Crying)
Find the distance between these two points using Pythagoras' Theorem. Halve it and you have the radius ($$\displaystyle r$$).

Find the midpoint of the segment between these two points. This is your centre $$\displaystyle (h, k)$$.

The formula of the circle is

$$\displaystyle (x - h)^2 + (y - k)^2 = r^2$$.

#### behindDkeys

Find the distance between these two points using Pythagoras' Theorem. Halve it and you have the radius ($$\displaystyle r$$).

Find the midpoint of the segment between these two points. This is your centre $$\displaystyle (h, k)$$.

The formula of the circle is

$$\displaystyle (x - h)^2 + (y - k)^2 = r^2$$.

ok so what i do is i take the points and put it on an A^2+B^2=C^2?

coz i dont really get pythagoras on this i dont see ABC(Worried)

#### dwsmith

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Once you have the mid point, you can figure out the distance to one of the points using the distance formula. The distance you will have solved for will be the radius.

#### Prove It

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ok so what i do is i take the points and put it on an A^2+B^2=C^2?

coz i dont really get pythagoras on this i dont see ABC(Worried)
The distance formula

$$\displaystyle D = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2}$$

is a direct application of Pythagoras' Theorem.

#### behindDkeys

Once you have the mid point, you can figure out the distance to one of the points using the distance formula. The distance you will have solved for will be the radius.
uh can you show me step by step (Crying)
like plug in the given then ima solve the other stuff(Nerd)

#### behindDkeys

The distance formula

$$\displaystyle D = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2}$$

is a direct application of Pythagoras' Theorem.

oh crap i used that and accidentally exchanged x_2 with x_1 and also for the y

(Headbang)thats why i keep getting this square root of 20 =.=

#### Prove It

MHF Helper
You need to use:

• The Distance Formula
$$\displaystyle D = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2}$$

which is a direct application of Pythagoras' Theorem.

• The Midpoint Formula
$$\displaystyle (x_m, y_m) = \left(\frac{x_1 + x_2}{2}, \frac{y_1 + y_2}{2}\right)$$.

#### Prove It

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oh crap i used that and accidentally exchanged x_2 with x_1 and also for the y

(Headbang)thats why i keep getting this square root of 20 =.=
$$\displaystyle \sqrt{20} = 2\sqrt{5}$$ is correct.

behindDkeys
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