Intersection of Two Circles

blue circle

center coordinates

x

-1.9

y

2.22

radius

6.6

orange circle

center coordinates

x

1.905

y

-1.27

radius

3.786

Two circles in the plane can intersect in 0, 1, or 2 points (or overlap). The number depends on the relative distances of the centers compared to the radii.

External Links

Circle (Wolfram MathWorld)

Permanent Citation

Jay Warendorff

"Intersection of Two Circles"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/IntersectionOfTwoCircles/
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Published: January 24, 2008