Circles Flashcards
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The equation (x − 1)² + (y + 7)² = 25 represents a circle. What are the center and radius?
Answer: Center (1, −7), radius 5
Standard form (x−h)²+(y−k)²=r²: h=1, k=−7, r=√25=5.
A circle has area 100π. What is the diameter?
Answer: 20
A = πr² = 100π → r² = 100 → r = 10 → diameter = 20.
An arc length of 6π is cut from a circle of radius 9. What is the central angle in radians?
Answer: 2π/3
Arc = rθ → 6π = 9θ → θ = 6π/9 = 2π/3.
What is the area of a sector with radius 5 and central angle π/2 radians?
Answer: 25π/4
Sector area = (1/2)r²θ = (1/2)(25)(π/2) = 25π/4.
An inscribed angle intercepts a semicircle (arc of 180°). What is the measure of the inscribed angle?
Answer: 90°
An inscribed angle is half the intercepted arc: 180°/2 = 90° (Thales' theorem).
Rewrite x² + y² − 4x + 8y + 4 = 0 in standard form and identify the center.
Answer: Center (2, −4)
Complete the square: (x²−4x+4)+(y²+8y+16) = −4+4+16 = 16; center is (2, −4).
A wheel has radius 3 feet. How far does the wheel travel in one full rotation?
Answer: 6π feet
One full rotation = circumference = 2πr = 2π(3) = 6π feet.