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: 59

Answer

Center: $(1,0)$ $;$ Radius: $4$

Work Step by Step

$x^{2}-2x+y^{2}-15=0$ Take $15$ to the right side: $x^{2}-2x+y^{2}=15$ Group the terms with $x$ together: $(x^{2}-2x)+y^{2}=15$ Complete the square for the expression inside parentheses by adding $\Big(\dfrac{b}{2}\Big)^{2}$ inside and also on the right side of the equation. In this case, $b=-2$ $\Big[x^{2}-2x+\Big(-\dfrac{2}{2}\Big)^{2}\Big]+y^{2}=15+\Big(-\dfrac{2}{2}\Big)^{2}$ $(x^{2}-2x+1)+y^{2}=15+1$ $(x^{2}-2x+1)+y^{2}=16$ Factor the expressions inside the parentheses, which is a perfect square trinomial: $(x-1)^{2}+y^{2}=16$ 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 $(h,k)=(1,0)$, so the center of the circle is the point $(1,0)$ The radius is: $r^{2}=16$ $\sqrt{r^{2}}=\sqrt{16}$ $r=4$ The graph is:
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