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What is the equation of a circle whose center is (4 6) and whose radius is 4 cm?

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The equation for a circle is (x-h)^2+(y-k)^2 = r^2
The h part in with the x is your x coordinate and the k part in with the y is your y coordinate. The r stands for the radius but be careful you have to square it.
so:
(x-(4))^2 +(y-(6)^2 = 16
I like to add the parenthesis around the "plugged in" numbers to help me remember negatives if I have any.
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