SOLUTION: Hi, I have to find the standard form of a circle with center (6, -3) and diameter {{{20sqrt(2)}}}. Since the standard form of a circle is: {{{(x - h)^2 + (y - k)^2 = r^2}}}

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Question 370517: Hi, I have to find the standard form of a circle with center (6, -3) and diameter .
Since the standard form of a circle is:

and diameter = ,

I am getting this wrong and no clue why :(
Thanks for your help!

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The left side is correct. The right side is where you're going wrong. Note: the diameter is and NOT


Since the diameter is , this means that the radius is half of this at


So


Now square 'r' to get


So


This means that the equation of the circle is


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