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SAT Circle Theorems And Equations Practice Questions (Free + Explanations) | Quiz 4

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Question 1 of 5

A city is installing a circular flower bed with center at on a coordinate map. The edge of the flower bed passes through the point . Which equation represents the flower bed?

Explanation

The equation of a circle with center and radius is . The center is , so the equation must begin as . Since the circle passes through , the radius is the distance from to , which is . Therefore, and . The correct equation is .

Concept summary

To write the equation of a circle, identify the center and compute the radius. Then use .

Question 2 of 5

In the coordinate plane, a circle has center and passes through the point . Which equation represents this circle?

Explanation

A circle with center has equation . Since the center is , the equation must begin as . To find , use the distance from the center to the point :

So the equation is .

Concept summary

To write the equation of a circle, use , where is the center and is the distance from the center to any point on the circle.

Question 3 of 5

A drone flies around a circular no-fly zone centered at a radio tower located at on a coordinate plane. The drone must stay exactly 6 units from the tower at all times. Which equation represents the boundary of the no-fly zone?

Explanation

The standard form of a circle with center and radius is . Here, the center is , so the equation becomes , which simplifies to . The radius is 6, so . Therefore, the boundary is represented by .

Concept summary

A circle with center and radius has equation . Be careful with sign changes and remember to square the radius.

Question 4 of 5

The table lists three points on a circle in the -plane.

Which equation represents this circle?

Explanation

Points and have the same -coordinate, so the segment is horizontal. Its midpoint is . For a circle, the center lies on the perpendicular bisector of any chord, so is a strong candidate for the center. Now check the distance from to one of the given points: to , the distance is , so the radius is and . Therefore, the equation is . As a quick verification, point is also 2 units from , so it fits the same circle.

Concept summary

To write the equation of a circle, identify its center and radius , then use . Midpoints and symmetry can help locate the center from points on the circle.

Question 5 of 5

A circle in the coordinate plane has equation . Which statement must be true?

Explanation

The equation represents a circle with center and radius . To test choice A, find the distance from to . The horizontal change is and the vertical change is , so the distance is , which equals the radius. Therefore, lies on the circle, so this statement must be true.

You can also verify by substitution: , which satisfies the equation.

Concept summary

From a circle equation in standard form, the center is and the radius is in . A point is on the circle if its distance from the center is , inside if less than , and outside if greater than .

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