Circle question on quiz
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- agilitygordons
If a circle of radius 3 is made to roll along the x-axis, what is the equation for the path of the center of the circle?
Move the slider, h, and watch the trace. As the circle 'rolls' along the x-axis, the center, (0, 3) of the original circle, traces a horizontal line, y = 3.
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