A circle is centered at the point (0, 0) and passes through the point (4, 5). The equation of this circle is?

Question

asked Jan 17, 2017 67.0k views

1 Answer

Chrissukhram · Answer 1 · 2017-01-21T20:35:54+0000

If the point (4, 5) is on the curved part of the circle, then the
radius of the circle is the distance from its center to (4, 5).

The distance from (0, 0) to (4, 5) is

√(4²+5²) = √41 .

The equation of the circle is

x² + y² = 41 .

A circle is centered at the point (0, 0) and passes through the point (4, 5). The equation of this circle is?

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

1 Answer

Please log in or register to add a comment.

No related questions found

Categories

Other Questions