Conic Sections - Circles Chapter 8
What are conic sections? Conic Sections – cross section of a cone, or the intersection of a plane with a right circular cone. When this happens, four sections are found: Circle Ellipse Hyperbola parabola
Circles Definition: the set of all points in the plane that are equidistant from a given point in the plane called the center the distance from the center to any point on the circle is called the radius
Equations of Circles Standard Form: General Form: (h,k) is the center r is the radius General Form:
Examples – write in standard form
Classwork/Exit Slip Find the center and radius: Points P(2,5) and Q(-4,-3) are the endpoints of a diameter of a circle. Find the center, radius, and equation of the circle.
Homework Write the equation in standard form: