How do I find the radius of a circle from its general equation?

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Answer 1 · 2014-09-14T13:56:27

The general form of a circle looks like ...

#x^2+y^2+Ax+By+C=0#

In the standard form to the equation for a circle look like ...

#(x-h)^2+(y-k)^2=r^2#

#sqrt(r^2)=r,#radius

Convert the general form to standard form by using the completing the square process.

You will then have the #r^2# value.

The square root of #r^2# is the radius of the circle.