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Anonymous asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 9 years ago

Center and radius of a circle?

x^2+y^2+4x+6y-3=0

What is the center and radius?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    The general equation of the circle is:

    x^2+y^2+2gx+2fy+c=0

    Then its center is (-g,-f) and radius is root(g^2+f^2-c).

    The given equation is:

    x^2+y^2+4x+6y-3=0

    So, comparing with standard equation,

    2g=4, 2f=6

    g=2, f=3

    So, center = (-2, -3)

    Radius = root(4+9+3) = 4

  • w
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    x^2+4x+4+y^2+6y+9=3+4+9

    (x+2)^2+(y+3)^2=16

    center is (-2,-3) and

    radius is 4(

  • 9 years ago

    (x-a)² + (y-b)² = r² is a circle radius r centered at (a, b).

    x²+y²+4x+6y-3

    = x²+4x+4 + y²+6y+9 - (4+9+3) so

    (x-(-2))² + (y-(-3))² = 4²

    this is a circle of radius = 4, centred on (-2, -3)

  • Colin
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    (x + 2)^2 + (y + 3)^2 = x^2 + y^2 + 4*x + 6*y + 4 + 9

    (Choose the constants to give 4*x and 6*y)

    = x^2 + y^2 + 4*x + 6*y + 13

    = (x^2+y^2+4x+6y-3) + 16 = 0 + 16 = 16

    Thus (x + 2)^2 + (y + 3)^2 = 16 = r^2

    Thus centre is (-2,-3) and radius is sqrt(16) = 4.<<<

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    4 units is the radius

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    center (-2, -3)

    radius 4

  • 9 years ago

    (x+2)^2 + (x+3 )^2 = 16

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