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Find the center and radius of the circle represented by the equation below.

(x + 5)² + (y – 5)² = 225
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Find the center and radius of the circle represented by the equation below. (x + 5)² + (y-example-1
User Trent Earl
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Answer: the center is (-5, 5) and the radius is 15

Step-by-step explanation:

the standard form of a circle is

(x-h)^2 + (y-k)^2 = r ^2 where h is the x coordinate and k is the y coordinate of the center of the circle

(h,k) = the center of the circle

r = radius

therefore,

(x+5)^2 + (y-5)^2 = 225 means that x has to be -5 since subtracting a negative creates a positive and y must be 5 as it is negative in the equation

think of it as making the sum/difference 0 within the parentheses:

(x+5) -5+5 = 0 so x=-5

(y-5) 5-5 = 0 so y =5

so the center of the circle is (-5,5)

the radius is simply 225 square rooted which is 15

hope this helps :)

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