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: 60

Answer

Center: $(0,3)$ $;$ Radius: $4$

Work Step by Step

$x^{2}+y^{2}-6y-7=0$ Take $7$ to the right side of the equation: $x^{2}+y^{2}-6y=7$ Group the terms with $y$ together: $x^{2}+(y^{2}-6y)=7$ 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, $b=-6$ $x^{2}+\Big[y^{2}-6y+\Big(-\dfrac{6}{2}\Big)^{2}\Big]=7+\Big(-\dfrac{6}{2}\Big)^{2}$ $x^{2}+(y^{2}-6y+9)=7+9$ $x^{2}+(y^{2}-6y+9)=16$ Factor the expression inside parentheses, which is a perfect square trinomial: $x^{2}+(y-3)^{2}=16$ 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 $(h,k)=(0,3)$, so the center of the circle is the point $(0,3)$ The radius is: $r^{2}=16$ $\sqrt{r^{2}}=\sqrt{16}$ $r=4$ The graph is:
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