point circle real circle?!?!?!? (1 Viewer)

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iis a point circle, r^2=0, a real circle, or is it not classified as a circle
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that all depends on your point of view, you won't need to know for the exam tho
 
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How can a point be a circle? It's just an arbitary group of co-ordinants.
 

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equation of circle: x^2 + y^2 = 1
technically, the eqn of a circle is (with centre at origin) x^2 + y^2 = r^2, not one. otherwise all circles would be unit circles now wouldn't they.
 

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