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Círculo por tres puntos: centro, radio y ecuación

Calcula centro, radio, área y ecuación del círculo que pasa por tres puntos, en forma (x − h)² + (y − k)² = r² y en forma general.

Actualizado Ejemplos verificados: 4

Probar
Radio
Radio: 5
Máximo de decimales: 8; Al más cercano; empates alejándose de cero
Centre x
1
Centre y
1
Standard form
(x − 1)² + (y − 1)² = 25
General form
x² + y² − 2x − 2y − 23 = 0
Diámetro
10
Circunferencia
31.4159
Área
78.5398

The only circle through (−3, 4), (4, 5) and (1, −4) is centred at (1, 1) with radius 5: (x − 1)² + (y − 1)² = 25.

Circle through the three points

r = 5centre (1, 1)P1(−3, 4)P2(4, 5)P3(1, −4)
Cómo se calcula S

  1. Determinant (zero means the points are collinear)

    D=2[x1(y2−y3)+x2(y3−y1)+x3(y1−y2)]=−120D = 2[x_1(y_2 - y_3) + x_2(y_3 - y_1) + x_3(y_1 - y_2)] = -120

  2. Centre

    h=(x12+y12)(y2−y3)+(x22+y22)(y3−y1)+(x32+y32)(y1−y2)D=1k=(x12+y12)(x3−x2)+(x22+y22)(x1−x3)+(x32+y32)(x2−x1)D=1\begin{gathered} h = \frac{(x_1^2 + y_1^2)(y_2 - y_3) + (x_2^2 + y_2^2)(y_3 - y_1) + (x_3^2 + y_3^2)(y_1 - y_2)}{D} = 1 \\[6pt] k = \frac{(x_1^2 + y_1^2)(x_3 - x_2) + (x_2^2 + y_2^2)(x_1 - x_3) + (x_3^2 + y_3^2)(x_2 - x_1)}{D} = 1 \end{gathered}

    The centre is where the perpendicular bisectors of P₁P₂ and P₂P₃ meet, so it is equally far from all three points.

  3. Radio

    r=(x1−h)2+(y1−k)2=25=5r = \sqrt{(x_1 - h)^2 + (y_1 - k)^2} = \sqrt{25} = 5

  4. Equation

    Standard: (x − 1)² + (y − 1)² = 25 · General: x² + y² − 2x − 2y − 23 = 0

Acerca de Círculo por tres puntos: centro, radio y ecuación

Three points that do not lie on one line fix exactly one circle, the circumcircle of the triangle they form. Its centre (h, k) is where the perpendicular bisectors of two chords meet, which a determinant formula gives directly, and the radius is the distance from the centre to any of the points. Coordinates stay exact fractions, so a centre at (1, 4/3) is shown as 4/3, not 1.3333.

The default points (−3, 4), (4, 5) and (1, −4) give centre (1, 1) and radius 5: (x − 1)² + (y − 1)² = 25, or x² + y² − 2x − 2y − 23 = 0. The same construction finds the centre of a round table, pipe or arch from three marks on its edge, and the radius of a road curve from three survey points.

If the determinant is zero the points are collinear and no circle exists. Coordinates carry no unit; the radius and area are in the coordinates' unit and its square.

Ejemplos resueltos

(−3, 4), (4, 5), (1, −4)

Point 1: x
-3
Point 1: y
4
Point 2: x
4
Point 2: y
5
Point 3: x
1
Point 3: y
-4
Centre x
1
Centre y
1
Radio
5
Standard form
(x − 1)² + (y − 1)² = 25
General form
x² + y² − 2x − 2y − 23 = 0

Fuente de comprobación: Python 3.8 fractions with the determinant formula; each point is 5 from (1, 1): 4² + 3², 3² + 4², 0² + 5²

Right-angled corner (0, 0), (4, 0), (0, 3)

Point 1: x
0
Point 1: y
0
Point 2: x
4
Point 2: y
0
Point 3: x
0
Point 3: y
3
Centre x
2
Centre y
1.5
Radio
2.5
Área
19.634954

Fuente de comprobación: Thales: the hypotenuse (length 5) is a diameter, centre at its midpoint; Python 3.8 math: pi*2.5**2

Centre at the origin (edge case: no shift terms)

Point 1: x
1
Point 1: y
0
Point 2: x
0
Point 2: y
1
Point 3: x
-1
Point 3: y
0
Centre x
0
Centre y
0
Radio
1
Standard form
x² + y² = 1
General form
x² + y² − 1 = 0

Fuente de comprobación: All three points are 1 from the origin

Fractional centre (0, 0), (2, 0), (1, 3)

Point 1: x
0
Point 1: y
0
Point 2: x
2
Point 2: y
0
Point 3: x
1
Point 3: y
3
Centre x
1
Centre y
1.33333333
Radio
1.66666667
Standard form
(x − 1)² + (y − 4/3)² = 25/9

Fuente de comprobación: Python 3.8 fractions: h = 1 by symmetry, 9 − 6k = 1 gives k = 4/3, r² = 1 + 16/9 = 25/9

Preguntas

How do you find the equation of a circle through three points?

Substitute each point into the general form x² + y² + Dx + Ey + F = 0 and solve the three linear equations for D, E and F. For (−3, 4), (4, 5) and (1, −4) this gives D = −2, E = −2 and F = −23. Completing the square turns that into (x − 1)² + (y − 1)² = 25: centre (1, 1), radius 5.

How do you find the centre of a circle from three points on it?

Construct the perpendicular bisectors of two chords, such as P₁P₂ and P₂P₃; they cross at the centre, because every point on a perpendicular bisector is equally far from both ends of its chord. For a right triangle the centre is the midpoint of the hypotenuse: (0, 0), (4, 0) and (0, 3) give centre (2, 1.5) and radius 2.5.

What is the general form of the equation of a circle?

x² + y² + Dx + Ey + F = 0. The centre is (−D/2, −E/2) and the radius is √(D²/4 + E²/4 − F). For x² + y² − 2x − 2y − 23 = 0 the centre is (1, 1) and the radius √(1 + 1 + 23) = 5. If D²/4 + E²/4 − F is zero the equation describes a single point, and if it is negative, no real circle.

Why is there no circle through three points on a straight line?

A circle meets a straight line at most twice, so it cannot pass through three collinear points. In the formula, x₁(y₂ − y₃) + x₂(y₃ − y₁) + x₃(y₁ − y₂), which is twice the triangle's signed area, becomes zero and the centre would need a division by zero. Points that are nearly collinear give a very large radius.

¿Qué precisión tiene «Círculo por tres puntos: centro, radio y ecuación»?

La precisión depende de tus datos y de los supuestos del método. El cálculo decimal usa 50 cifras significativas, pero las estimaciones, los métodos numéricos y los datos de origen pueden ser menos precisos; el redondeo mostrado no elimina esos límites. Ejemplos resueltos comprobados con fuentes independientes: 4. Por ejemplo, «(−3, 4), (4, 5), (1, −4)» se comprueba con Python 3.8 fractions with the determinant formula; each point is 5 from (1, 1): 4² + 3², 3² + 4², 0² + 5².

¿De dónde procede el método?

Weisstein, E. W. “Circumcircle” — MathWorld (circle through three points, determinant form); Weisstein, E. W. “Circle” — MathWorld (standard and general equations).

Acerca de esta calculadora

h=∑(xi2+yi2)(yj−yk)2∑xi(yj−yk),k=∑(xi2+yi2)(xk−xj)2∑xi(yj−yk)(x−h)2+(y−k)2=r2\begin{gathered} h = \frac{\sum (x_i^2 + y_i^2)(y_j - y_k)}{2\sum x_i(y_j - y_k)},\quad k = \frac{\sum (x_i^2 + y_i^2)(x_k - x_j)}{2\sum x_i(y_j - y_k)} \\[6pt] (x - h)^2 + (y - k)^2 = r^2 \end{gathered}

Fuentes

  1. Weisstein, E. W. “Circumcircle” — MathWorld (circle through three points, determinant form)
  2. Weisstein, E. W. “Circle” — MathWorld (standard and general equations)

Verificado con las referencias

Esta calculadora incluye 4 ejemplos resueltos con respuestas de fuentes independientes. Forman parte del conjunto de pruebas y también puedes ejecutarlos aquí.

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