Circle A has a center at #(-4 ,-2 )# and a radius of #2 #. Circle B has a center at #(1 ,3 )# and a radius of #2 #. Do the circles overlap? If not what is the smallest distance between them?
1 Answer
Jul 6, 2017
The circles do not overlap and the shortest distanceis
Explanation:
The distance between the centers is
The sum of the radii is
As,
The circles do not overlap.
The smallest distance is
graph{((x+4)^2+(y+2)^2-4)((x-1)^2+(y-3)^2-4)(y-3-x+1)=0 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}