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# What is the equation of a circle of radius 6 units centered

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What is the equation of a circle of radius 6 units centered at (3, 2)?

A. x^2 + y^2 + 6x – 4y = 23
B. x^2 + y^2 - 6x + 4y = 23
C. x^2 + y^2 + 6x + 4y = 23
D. x^2 + y^2 - 6x – 4y = - 23
E. x^2 + y^2 - 6x – 4y = 23

Originally posted by pzazz12 on 01 Oct 2010, 04:38.
Last edited by Bunuel on 29 Dec 2013, 16:09, edited 1 time in total.
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01 Oct 2010, 04:49
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the equation of a circle with center at (a,b) and radius R is (X-a)^2+(Y-b)^2=R^2

solving,,we get the equation in answer choice "E".
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01 Oct 2010, 10:21
you might find this post about equations of various geometries a useful refresher
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19 Oct 2010, 05:35
What is the equation of a circle of radius 6 units centered at (3, 2)?

A. x2 + y2 + 6x – 4y = 23
B. x2 + y2 - 6x + 4y = 23
C. x2 + y2 + 6x + 4y = 23
D. x2 + y2 - 6x – 4y = - 23
E. x2 + y2 - 6x – 4y = 23
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19 Oct 2010, 05:40
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The equation will be :
$$(x-3)^2+(y-2)^2=6^2$$
If you simplify this, you'll get (e)

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27 Oct 2014, 07:51
pzazz12 wrote:
What is the equation of a circle of radius 6 units centered at (3, 2)?

A. x^2 + y^2 + 6x – 4y = 23
B. x^2 + y^2 - 6x + 4y = 23
C. x^2 + y^2 + 6x + 4y = 23
D. x^2 + y^2 - 6x – 4y = - 23
E. x^2 + y^2 - 6x – 4y = 23

Just did backsolving by picking one point in circle such as (9, 2)

Option C where all summed is not true, so it must be options with subtracting.

Chose E and it is correct

E
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12 Feb 2017, 09:40
Answer E by simplifying circle equation: (x−3)^2+(y−2)^2=6^2
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19 Jan 2019, 08:49
Hi,

Is this type of question is part of GMAT as have never seen such question in official book or in the books of Manhattan.
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Coordinate geometry is a part of GMAT as per the conventional wisdom, but I guess it would be unlikely to see such a direct formula based question on the real exam. But you never know

But having said all that, it is still not too different from questions which do show up on the real exam - viz. coordinate geometry with lines. So it would do no harm to try and understand how the problem can be tackled. You can find all you need about this problem here.

If you know that the equation of a circle centered at (a,b) with a radius of r is -
$$(x-a)^2 + (y-b)^2 = r^2$$

This question then becomes a piece of cake.

we surely are expecting middle terms in the binary squares to have negative coefficients - and hence all except D & E are eliminated at first sight. Now, the constant terms of the two binomial expansions will add up to 13 (3^2 + 2^2) and hence the RHS will be 36 - 13 or 23. Hence Option (E) is correct.

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Hi,

Is this type of question is part of GMAT as have never seen such question in official book or in the books of Manhattan.

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20 Jan 2019, 04:47

Coordinate geometry is a part of GMAT as per the conventional wisdom, but I guess it would be unlikely to see such a direct formula based question on the real exam. But you never know

But having said all that, it is still not too different from questions which do show up on the real exam - viz. coordinate geometry with lines. So it would do no harm to try and understand how the problem can be tackled. You can find all you need about this problem here.

If you know that the equation of a circle centered at (a,b) with a radius of r is -
$$(x-a)^2 + (y-b)^2 = r^2$$

This question then becomes a piece of cake.

we surely are expecting middle terms in the binary squares to have negative coefficients - and hence all except D & E are eliminated at first sight. Now, the constant terms of the two binomial expansions will add up to 13 (3^2 + 2^2) and hence the RHS will be 36 - 13 or 23. Hence Option (E) is correct.

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Hi,

Is this type of question is part of GMAT as have never seen such question in official book or in the books of Manhattan.

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