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# M23-27

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16 Sep 2014, 01:19
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The center of the circle is at point $$(0, 6)$$. If the distance between the two points where the circle intersects the x-axis is 16, what is the area of the circle?

A. $$36\pi$$
B. $$45\pi$$
C. $$64\pi$$
D. $$81\pi$$
E. $$100\pi$$

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16 Sep 2014, 01:19
Official Solution:

The center of the circle is at point $$(0, 6)$$. If the distance between the two points where the circle intersects the x-axis is 16, what is the area of the circle?

A. $$36\pi$$
B. $$45\pi$$
C. $$64\pi$$
D. $$81\pi$$
E. $$100\pi$$

The radius of the circle $$= \sqrt{6^2 + 8^2} = 10$$. The area $$= \pi10^2 = 100\pi$$.

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26 Dec 2014, 03:25
Or even more simple:

Identify that you have a 3-4-5 (6-8-10) triangle and without calculation you know that the hypothenuse is 10 => radius is 10.
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28 Jan 2016, 11:10
I took the wrong approach with this question, would someone kindly clarify?

I had done a quick sketch of 0,6 on a graph and assumed that since the distance between the first point and where x meets the number line (x, 0) then the hypotenuse would be 16, and the radius would therefore be 16.

Where am I going wrong? I recognize that a 6-8-10 triangle can be formed from the side with a value of 6 however how does length 16 factor into this? Thanks
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28 Jan 2016, 23:38
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I took the wrong approach with this question, would someone kindly clarify?

I had done a quick sketch of 0,6 on a graph and assumed that since the distance between the first point and where x meets the number line (x, 0) then the hypotenuse would be 16, and the radius would therefore be 16.

Where am I going wrong? I recognize that a 6-8-10 triangle can be formed from the side with a value of 6 however how does length 16 factor into this? Thanks

The center of the circle is on y-axis, so it's symmetric around it. We know that the the distance between the two points where the circle intersects the x-axis is 16, hence half of it (8 units) must be to the left of 0 and the remaining half (another 8 units) to the right of 0.

As you can see the radius of the circle is a hypotenuse of a right triangle with the sides equal to 6 and 16/2=8 (6-8-10 right triangle), so radius=hypotenuse=10. The area is $$\pi{r^2}=100\pi$$.

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25 Jul 2016, 06:54
I think this is a high-quality question and I agree with explanation. Wow. This is a 700 level question certainly not 600 as classified by you Bunuel. Anyway terrific question in my view! Great work!
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22 Mar 2018, 10:13
+1 for option E. Draw the graph , the answer will stand out almost immediately !
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22 Mar 2018, 13:12
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26 Mar 2018, 10:59

Solution:

Given:

• Centre of the circle is at (6,0)

• The distance between points where the circle intersects the x-axis = 16 units

Working out:

We need to find out the area of the circle.

To solve this problem, let us first draw a proper diagram.

The distance AB is 16 units (given in the question)

Since the diagram is symmetrical, AC=CB= AC/2 = 8 units.

OC = 6 units

Thus, AO (Radius of the circle) = $$\sqrt{( 6^2 + 8^2)}$$ = $$\sqrt{100}$$ = 10 units

Hence the area of the square = $$pie * 10^2 = 100 pie$$

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