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: 58

Answer

Center: $(-6,3)$ $;$ Radius: $7$

Work Step by Step

$x^{2}+y^{2}+12x-6y-4=0$ Take $4$ to the right side: $x^{2}+y^{2}+12x-6y=4$ Group the terms with $x$ together and the terms with $y$ together: $(x^{2}+12x)+(y^{2}-6y)=4$ 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, $b=12$ and for the second group, $b=-6$ $\Big[x^{2}+12x+\Big(\dfrac{12}{2}\Big)^{2}\Big]+\Big[y^{2}-6y+\Big(-\dfrac{6}{2}\Big)^{2}\Big]=4+\Big(\dfrac{12}{2}\Big)^{2}+\Big(-\dfrac{6}{2}\Big)^{2}$ $(x^{2}+12x+36)+(y^{2}-6y+9)=4+36+9$ $(x^{2}+12x+36)+(y^{2}-6y+9)=49$ Factor the expressions inside each parentheses, which are perfect square trinomials: $(x+6)^{2}+(y-3)^{2}=49$ 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 $(h,k)=(-6,3)$, so the center of the circle is the point $(-6,3)$ The radius is: $r^{2}=49$ $\sqrt{r^{2}}=\sqrt{49}$ $r=7$ The graph is:
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