College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 2 - Functions and Graphs - Exercise Set 2.8 - Page 319: 53

Answer

Center: $(-3,-1)$ $;$ Radius: $2$

Work Step by Step

$x^{2}+y^{2}+6x+2y+6=0$ Take $6$ to the right side: $x^{2}+y^{2}+6x+2y=-6$ Group the terms with $x$ together and the terms with $y$ together: $(x^{2}+6x)+(y^{2}+2y)=-6$ Complete the square for each group by adding $\Big(\dfrac{b}{2}\Big)^{2}$ inside each parentheses and also on the right side of the equation. For the first group, $b=6$ and for the second group, $b=2$ $\Big[x^{2}+6x+\Big(\dfrac{6}{2}\Big)^{2}\Big]+\Big[y^{2}+2y+\Big(\dfrac{2}{2}\Big)^{2}\Big]=-6+\Big(\dfrac{6}{2}\Big)^{2}+\Big(\dfrac{2}{2}\Big)^{2}$ $(x^{2}+6x+9)+(y^{2}+2y+1)=-6+9+1$ $(x^{2}+6x+9)+(y^{2}+2y+1)=4$ Factor the expressions inside each parentheses, which are perfect square trinomials: $(x+3)^{2}+(y+1)^{2}=4$ This is now the standard form of the equation of a circle, which is $(x-h)^{2}+(y-k)^{2}=r^{2}$ It can be seen from the obtained equation that $(h,k)=(-3,-1)$, so the center of the circle is the point $(-3,-1)$ The radius is: $r^{2}=4$ $\sqrt{r^{2}}=\sqrt{4}$ $r=2$ The graph is:
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