SOLUTION: find the center and radius of the circle with equation x2-4x+y2-6y+9=0.

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Question 534146: find the center and radius of the circle with equation x2-4x+y2-6y+9=0.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the center and radius:
Complete the square in x by adding the square of half the x-coefficient to both sides.
Now factor the x-terms and the y-terms.
Compare with the standard form for a circle with center at (h,k) and radius r:

You can see that the center is at (2,3) and the radius is 2.

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