Equation of a circle

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Claire Woodhouse
Equation of a circle
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Maths: A-level pure maths resources
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Complete lesson
A clear PowerPoint demonstration using Pythagoras' theorem to derive the general equation for plotting a circle on a graph. Includes a brief recap on circle terms, and a worked example to find an equation and where the circle crosses the axes (requiring the quadratic formula).

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