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29 January, 03:42

The equation of a circle is x2 + y2 - 12x + 6y + 20 = 0.

what is the radius of the circle? enter your answer in the box. r = ___ units

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  1. 29 January, 03:52
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    Center: (6, - 3) Radius: 5

    Step-by-step explanation:

    the form the current equation is in is general form. we need to get the equation into standard form which is (x - h) ² + (y - k) ² = r², where h and k are the center of the circle, and r² is the radius of the circle

    step one: seperate the variables on one side of the equation

    x² + y² - 12x + 6y + 20 = 0 <- - subtract 20 from both sides of the equation to get - 20 on both sides

    x² + y² - 12x + 6y = - 20

    step two: combine like variables

    x² + y² - 12x + 6y = - 20 becomes (x² - 12x) + (y² + 6y) = - 20

    step three: complete the square

    we will complete the square of both (x² - 12x) and (y² + 6y)

    using the formula (b/2) ², with - 12 being b in this case we have the following:

    (-12/2) ² = (-6) ² = 36

    using the same formula but instead applied to (y² + 6y), with b being 6, we have the following:

    (6/2) ² = (3) ² = 9

    the equation should now look like the following:

    (x² - 12x + 36) + (y² + 6y + 9) = - 20 + 36 + 9 = 25 <- - we add 36 and 9 on both sides because what we do to one side, we do to the other.

    step four: factor the equation

    we are going to factor the equation below in order to get it into standard form

    (x² - 12x + 36) + (y² + 6y + 9) = 25

    (x² - 12x + 36) becomes (x - 6) ²

    (y² + 6y + 9) becomes (y + 3) ²

    (x - 6) ² + (y + 3) ² = 25

    this looks a lot like the standard form of an equation of a circle (x - h) ² + (y - k) ² = r², where h is 6, and k is - 3 (because the original equation has it as y minus k, not plus k)

    from this equation, we can see that the center of the circle is (6, - 3) and to find the radius, we would square 25 to get r²

    √25 = 5

    to conclude, the final equation is (x - 6) ² + (y + 3) ² = 5², with the radius being 5 and the center being (6, - 3)
  2. 29 January, 04:02
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    r=5 so yes the other person is right.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    r² = (-12/2) ² + (6/2) ² - 20

    r² = 36 + 9 - 20

    r² = 25

    r = 5
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