SOLUTION: Find the Center and radius of the circle whose equation is: x^2+8x+y^2+1y-2=0 I can't seem to get the correct radius although I can get the center. Your help would be most ap

Question 287379: Find the Center and radius of the circle whose equation is:
x^2+8x+y^2+1y-2=0
I can't seem to get the correct radius although I can get the center. Your help would be most appreciated.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Complete the square in x and y.

Compare to the general equation for a circle centered at (h,k) with a radius R:

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