Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 1 - Review - Test - Page 138: 19

Answer

$(a)$ The Center is at $O(0,0)$ $r=5$ $(b)$ The center is at $A(2,-1)$ The radius is $r=3$ $(c)$ The center is at $B(-3,1)$ The radius is $r=2$

Work Step by Step

In general, an equation of a circle has a form: $(x – a)^2 + (y – b)^2 = r^2$ Where $a$ and $b$ are coordinates of the center of the circle. $r$ is radius --- $(a)$ $x^2+y^2=25$ To make it look more like a general form: $x^2+y^2=5^2$ As we can clearly notice, we have no $a$ and $b$ values, so they are $0$, which means that the circle has center at the origin $O(0,0)$ And the radius $r=5$ See the graph $(a)$ on the image above. $(b)$ $(x – 2)^2 + (y+1)^2 = 9$ As we see: $a=2$ $b=-1$ So, the center is at $A(2,-1)$ The radius is $r=3$ See the graph $(b)$ on the image above. $(c)$ $x^2+6x+y^2-2y+6=0$ To find the coordinates of center and radius, we have to simplify the equation and make it look like a general equation. $(x^2+6x+9)+(y^2-2y+1)=+9+1-6$ $(x+3)^2+(y-1)^2=4$ As we see, the center is at $B(-3, 1)$ $r=2$ See the graph $(c)$ on the image above.
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