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If you know one point and the equation of a circle, then the radius of this circle can be calculated.

Remember the general form of the equation of a circle equals,

(x-h)^2 +(y-k)^2

h and k are the x and y coordinates of the center of the circle.

Example problem radius from equation of a circle.

Find the radius of a circle with an equation of (x-4)^2 + (y+3)^2 and contains (5,0)

(5-4)^2 + (0+3)^2 = r^2

1 +9 =r^2

√10 =radius (exact answer)

3.162 = radius (approximate answer)

Calculate Radius from the Diameter of the Circle

The circumference, diameter, and radius can all be used to calculate one another.

The distance around a circle is the circumference.

If you measure the distance around a square, or rectangle it is called perimeter, but with a circle it is labeled as its circumference.

Is circumference squared? No, it is a one dimensional measurement, and therefore is not squared.

In order to help understand radius, let’s review several properties of a circle. A circle can be named by its center point because all points of a circle are an equal distance from this center point.

What is the circumference in terms of pi? Pi is calculated by dividing the circumference of a circle by the diameter of the same circle. It is approximately 3.14.

The distance from the center of the circle to the edge of the circle is called radius.

The term radius is used often to describe spheres or circles. The radius is the distance from the center of the circle to any point on the surface.

The radius is half the length of the diameter and two times radius times pi equals the circumference.

Common Core Standard 7.G.4 7th Grade Math

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Circumference of a Circle-Math Warehouse Seven example problems in which you calculate the circumference of a circle.

Circumference of Circle Worksheets A large choice of circumference of a circle worksheets. You have easy and hard worksheets to choose from,and each worksheet has an answer key.

Circumference of a Circle

Circumference equals the distance around a circle

Diameter is the distance across a circle passing through the center of the circle

Radius equals the distance from the center of the circle to an edge of the circle.

Radius equals 1/2 the diameter

The Geometry ratio of pi ( written using the greek letter π) is calculated when you take the circumference of a circle and divide by the diameter of the same circle.

π= Circumference /Diameter