What is the equation of a circle with center (-3, -1) that contains the point (1, 2)?
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So, we know the center is at -3,-1, ok
hmmm what's the radius anyway? well, we know that there's a point at 1,2 that is on the circle's path...hmmmm what's the distance from the center to that point? well, is the radius, let's check then.
![\bf \textit{distance between 2 points}\\ \quad \\ \begin{array}{lllll} &x_1&y_1&x_2&y_2\\ % (a,b) &({{ -3}}\quad ,&{{ -1}})\quad % (c,d) &({{ 1}}\quad ,&{{ 2}}) \end{array}\qquad % distance value d = \sqrt{({{ x_2}}-{{ x_1}})^2 + ({{ y_2}}-{{ y_1}})^2} \\\\\\ r=\sqrt{[1-(-3)]^2+[2-(-1)]^2}\implies r=\sqrt{(1+3)^2+(2+1)^2} \\\\\\ r=\sqrt{16+9}\implies r=\sqrt{25}\implies r=5](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbf%20%5Ctextit%7Bdistance%20between%202%20points%7D%5C%5C%20%5Cquad%20%5C%5C%0A%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Blllll%7D%0A%26x_1%26y_1%26x_2%26y_2%5C%5C%0A%25%20%20%28a%2Cb%29%0A%26%28%7B%7B%20-3%7D%7D%5Cquad%20%2C%26%7B%7B%20-1%7D%7D%29%5Cquad%20%0A%25%20%20%28c%2Cd%29%0A%26%28%7B%7B%201%7D%7D%5Cquad%20%2C%26%7B%7B%202%7D%7D%29%0A%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cqquad%20%0A%25%20%20distance%20value%0Ad%20%3D%20%5Csqrt%7B%28%7B%7B%20x_2%7D%7D-%7B%7B%20x_1%7D%7D%29%5E2%20%2B%20%28%7B%7B%20y_2%7D%7D-%7B%7B%20y_1%7D%7D%29%5E2%7D%0A%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%0Ar%3D%5Csqrt%7B%5B1-%28-3%29%5D%5E2%2B%5B2-%28-1%29%5D%5E2%7D%5Cimplies%20r%3D%5Csqrt%7B%281%2B3%29%5E2%2B%282%2B1%29%5E2%7D%0A%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%0Ar%3D%5Csqrt%7B16%2B9%7D%5Cimplies%20r%3D%5Csqrt%7B25%7D%5Cimplies%20r%3D5)
so, what's the equation of a circle with center at -3, -1 and a radius of 5?
![\bf \textit{equation of a circle}\\\\ (x-{{ h}})^2+(y-{{ k}})^2={{ r}}^2 \qquad \begin{array}{lllll} center\ (&{{ h}},&{{\quad k}})\qquad radius=&{{ r}}\\ &-3&-1&5 \end{array} \\\\\\\ [x-(-3)]^2+[y-(-1)]^2=5^2\implies (x+3)^2+(y+1)^2=25](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbf%20%5Ctextit%7Bequation%20of%20a%20circle%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%0A%28x-%7B%7B%20h%7D%7D%29%5E2%2B%28y-%7B%7B%20k%7D%7D%29%5E2%3D%7B%7B%20r%7D%7D%5E2%0A%5Cqquad%20%0A%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Blllll%7D%0Acenter%5C%20%28%26%7B%7B%20h%7D%7D%2C%26%7B%7B%5Cquad%20%20k%7D%7D%29%5Cqquad%20%0Aradius%3D%26%7B%7B%20r%7D%7D%5C%5C%0A%26-3%26-1%265%0A%5Cend%7Barray%7D%20%0A%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%0A%5Bx-%28-3%29%5D%5E2%2B%5By-%28-1%29%5D%5E2%3D5%5E2%5Cimplies%20%28x%2B3%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B1%29%5E2%3D25)
hmmm what's the radius anyway? well, we know that there's a point at 1,2 that is on the circle's path...hmmmm what's the distance from the center to that point? well, is the radius, let's check then.
so, what's the equation of a circle with center at -3, -1 and a radius of 5?
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Perpendicular means that the slopes of the "old" line and the "new" line are opposite reciprocals; bisector means that the "new" line goes directly through the center of the "old" line. This perpendicular bisector, then, will go directly through the center of the "old" line, cutting it directly in half and leaving in its wake a 90 degree angle. To write this equation, then, of the perpendicular bisector, we need the slope of the old line and the midpoint of the old line. Let's work on the midpoint first:
So the "new" line will go through this point.
Onto the slope:
so the slope is
m = -4. That means that the perpendicular slope is
Now we're ready to write the equation:
and
and finally,