Circle A has a center at #(5 ,2 )# and a radius of #8 #. Circle B has a center at #(3 ,-2 )# and a radius of #6 #. Do the circles overlap? If not, what is the smallest distance between them?
1 Answer
Aug 21, 2016
The circles overlap
Explanation:
The distance between the centres of the circles is found using Pythagoras
The difference between the X coordinates is 2.
The difference between the y coordinates is 4
The distance between the points is
Which is less than the sum of the radii
