Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
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Appendices - Section A.3 - Lines, Circles, and Parabolas - Exercises A.3 - Page AP-18: 32

Answer

The interior of a circle centered at $(1,0)$, with radius $2$, including the circle itself.

Work Step by Step

The plane is divided into two regions by the graph of $(x-1)^{2}+y^{2}=4$ which is a circle centered at $C(1,0)$, with radius $2$. The two regions are the interior and the exterior of the circle. Testing ($1,0$) by inserting its coordinates into the inequality, $0+0\leq 4\qquad $ ... (true) we see that the center belongs to the solution set. The curve itself is included, as the inequality $\leq$ is not strict. The region represented by the inequality: The interior of a circle centered at $(1,0)$, with radius $2$, including the circle itself.
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