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What is the equation of a circle with center at the origin and radius r?
What is the equation of a circle with center at the origin and radius r?
What is the symmetry of a circle with center at the origin?
What is the symmetry of a circle with center at the origin?
What is the equation of a circle with center at (a, b) and radius r?
What is the equation of a circle with center at (a, b) and radius r?
How do you find the center and radius of a circle given its general form equation?
How do you find the center and radius of a circle given its general form equation?
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What is the general form of a circle's equation?
What is the general form of a circle's equation?
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What is the distance formula used to derive the equation of a circle?
What is the distance formula used to derive the equation of a circle?
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What is the Pythagorean theorem used to derive in the equation of a circle?
What is the Pythagorean theorem used to derive in the equation of a circle?
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What is the center of a circle with equation (x - 3)^2 + (y - 4)^2 = 9?
What is the center of a circle with equation (x - 3)^2 + (y - 4)^2 = 9?
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What is the definition of a tangent to a circle?
What is the definition of a tangent to a circle?
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What is the relationship between the gradients of the radius and the tangent at the point of tangency?
What is the relationship between the gradients of the radius and the tangent at the point of tangency?
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What is the first step in determining the equation of a tangent to a circle?
What is the first step in determining the equation of a tangent to a circle?
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What is the gradient-point form of the straight line equation used for?
What is the gradient-point form of the straight line equation used for?
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What is the purpose of finding the gradient of the radius?
What is the purpose of finding the gradient of the radius?
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What is the meaning of the coordinates (a, b) in the standard form of the circle equation?
What is the meaning of the coordinates (a, b) in the standard form of the circle equation?
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What is the purpose of completing the square for the x terms and the y terms in the equation of the circle?
What is the purpose of completing the square for the x terms and the y terms in the equation of the circle?
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What is the relationship between the point of tangency and the radius of the circle?
What is the relationship between the point of tangency and the radius of the circle?
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What is the purpose of rewriting the equation of the circle in its standard form?
What is the purpose of rewriting the equation of the circle in its standard form?
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Given the equation of a circle, how do you find the gradient of the radius at the point of tangency?
Given the equation of a circle, how do you find the gradient of the radius at the point of tangency?
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What is the relationship between the gradients of the radius and the tangent at the point of tangency?
What is the relationship between the gradients of the radius and the tangent at the point of tangency?
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What is the next step after finding the gradient of the radius at the point of tangency?
What is the next step after finding the gradient of the radius at the point of tangency?
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What is the purpose of finding the gradient of the tangent?
What is the purpose of finding the gradient of the tangent?
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What is the equation of the tangent in gradient-point form?
What is the equation of the tangent in gradient-point form?
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What is the point (x1, y1) in the equation of the tangent?
What is the point (x1, y1) in the equation of the tangent?
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Why is the tangent to a circle perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency?
Why is the tangent to a circle perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency?
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What is the correct formula to derive the equation of a circle with center at the origin and radius r?
What is the correct formula to derive the equation of a circle with center at the origin and radius r?
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Which of the following is NOT a symmetry of a circle with center at the origin?
Which of the following is NOT a symmetry of a circle with center at the origin?
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What is the equation of a circle with center at (a, b) and radius r if the point (a + r, b) lies on the circle?
What is the equation of a circle with center at (a, b) and radius r if the point (a + r, b) lies on the circle?
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What is the purpose of completing the square in rewriting a circle's equation in standard form?
What is the purpose of completing the square in rewriting a circle's equation in standard form?
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If the equation of a circle is x^2 + y^2 - 6x + 8y - 15 = 0, what is the correct step to find the center and radius of the circle?
If the equation of a circle is x^2 + y^2 - 6x + 8y - 15 = 0, what is the correct step to find the center and radius of the circle?
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What is the significance of the point (a, b) in the equation of a circle with center at (a, b) and radius r?
What is the significance of the point (a, b) in the equation of a circle with center at (a, b) and radius r?
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What is the correct equation of a circle with center at (-2, 3) and radius 4?
What is the correct equation of a circle with center at (-2, 3) and radius 4?
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What is the relationship between the derivatives of the radius and the tangent at the point of tangency?
What is the relationship between the derivatives of the radius and the tangent at the point of tangency?
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What is the geometric shape formed by the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed point called the center?
What is the geometric shape formed by the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed point called the center?
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If a circle with center at the origin has the equation x^2 + y^2 = 16, what is the radius of the circle?
If a circle with center at the origin has the equation x^2 + y^2 = 16, what is the radius of the circle?
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What is the purpose of completing the square when rewriting the equation of a circle from its general form to its standard form?
What is the purpose of completing the square when rewriting the equation of a circle from its general form to its standard form?
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If a circle has the equation (x - 2)^2 + (y + 3)^2 = 25, what are the coordinates of its center?
If a circle has the equation (x - 2)^2 + (y + 3)^2 = 25, what are the coordinates of its center?
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What is the relationship between the gradients of the radius and the tangent at the point of tangency on a circle?
What is the relationship between the gradients of the radius and the tangent at the point of tangency on a circle?
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What is the equation of a circle with center at (-1, 2) and radius 3?
What is the equation of a circle with center at (-1, 2) and radius 3?
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What is the significance of the point (a, b) in the equation of a circle with center at (a, b) and radius r?
What is the significance of the point (a, b) in the equation of a circle with center at (a, b) and radius r?
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If a circle has the equation x^2 + y^2 - 8x + 12y - 20 = 0, what is the first step in finding the center and radius of the circle?
If a circle has the equation x^2 + y^2 - 8x + 12y - 20 = 0, what is the first step in finding the center and radius of the circle?
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If the equation of a circle is given as x^2 + Dx + y^2 + Ey = -F, what is the value of a in the standard form of the equation?
If the equation of a circle is given as x^2 + Dx + y^2 + Ey = -F, what is the value of a in the standard form of the equation?
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What is the relationship between the gradients of the radius and the tangent at the point of tangency?
What is the relationship between the gradients of the radius and the tangent at the point of tangency?
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What is the purpose of finding the gradient of the radius at the point of tangency?
What is the purpose of finding the gradient of the radius at the point of tangency?
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If the equation of a circle is given as (x - a)^2 + (y - b)^2 = r^2, what is the coordinate of the center of the circle?
If the equation of a circle is given as (x - a)^2 + (y - b)^2 = r^2, what is the coordinate of the center of the circle?
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What is the equation of the tangent to a circle at the point of tangency (x1, y1)?
What is the equation of the tangent to a circle at the point of tangency (x1, y1)?
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What is the relationship between the point of tangency and the radius of the circle?
What is the relationship between the point of tangency and the radius of the circle?
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Why is the tangent to a circle perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency?
Why is the tangent to a circle perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency?
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What is the purpose of rewriting the equation of the circle in its standard form?
What is the purpose of rewriting the equation of the circle in its standard form?
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