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The equation of a circle is (x+3)^2 + (y-5)^2=24. what are the coordinates of the center of this circle?

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(-3, 5)

Use the numbers subtracted from the x and y terms as the x and y points. Because the x number is positive, it must be minus a negative and thus the 3 is negative.
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