To draw an arc around a single point the format of the SVG code is

    A rx ry 1? 2? 3? x y

where
    rx,ry is the centerpoint of the arc
    1? is the x-axis-rotation
    2? is the large-arc-flag
    3? is the sweep flag
    x,y is the point the arc is drawn to

The four images below represent the same code with the sweep flag changed between 1 and 0. Conceptually, the 1 means clockwise and the 0 means counter-clockwise. The various combinations of the sweep flag produces the following images:      
<g stroke="none" fill="lime">
<path d="
M 100 300
A 100 100 0 0 1 300 300
L 250 300
A 50 50 0 0 0 150 300
L 100 300
Z"/> 
</g>


...
A 100 100 0 0 0 300 300
...
A 50 50 0 0 0 150 300
...


...
A 100 100 0 0 0 300 300
...
A 50 50 0 0 1 150 300
...


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A 100 100 0 0 1 300 300
...
A 50 50 0 0 1 150 300
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