Circle A has a center at (-9 ,-1 ) and a radius of 3 . Circle B has a center at (-8 ,3 ) and a radius of 1 . Do the circles overlap? If not what is the smallest distance between them?
1 Answer
Mar 10, 2016
The circles do not overlap.
Smallest distance between them
Explanation:
From the given data:
Circle A has a center at (−9,−1) and a radius of 3 . Circle B has a center at (−8,3) and a radius of 1
. Do the circles overlap? If not what is the smallest distance between them?
Solution: Compute the distance from center of circle A to center of circle B.
Compute the sum of the radii :
Smallest distance between them
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