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Complete the square and then find the center and radius from the circle equation

x^2+y^2-4x+8y-5=0

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Center is 2,-4 the radius is 5
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Answer:

center: (2, -4); radius: 5

Explanation:

Group x-terms and y-terms. Add the squares of half the coefficient of the linear term in each group. It can be convenient to subtract the constant, too.

(x^2 -4x) +(y^2 +8y) = 5

(x^2 -4x +4) +(y^2 +8x +16) = 5 + 4 + 16

(x -2)^2 +(y +4)^2 = 5^2

Comparing this to the form of a circle centered at (h, k) with radius r, we can find the center and radius.

(x -h)^2 +(y -k)^2 = r^2

(h, k) = (2, -4) . . . . . the circle center

r = 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . the radius

Complete the square and then find the center and radius from the circle equation x-example-1
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