Circle A has a center at #(2 ,2 )# and an area of #8 pi#. Circle B has a center at #(13 ,6 )# and an area of #54 pi#. Do the circles overlap?
1 Answer
May 29, 2016
No, they don't overlap.
Explanation:
I start calculating the radius of the two circles.
We know that
The radius of the circles, that I will call respectively
If the distance between the two centers is bigger than the sum of the two radius, the two circles will not overlap, otherwise they will overlap.
The distance between the two centers is
The sum of the two radius is