5x² + 40x + 5y² = 0 Divide every term by 5 x² + 8x + y² = 0 Complete the square with the first two terms: 1. Multiply 8 timesgetting 4 2. Square 4 getting 16 3. Add 16 to both sides after the term in y x² + 8x + 16 + y² = 0 + 16 Factor the first three terms (x+4)(x+4) + y² = 16 (x+4)² + y² = 16 Since there is no y-term, we complete the square on y² simply by writing it as (y-0)². Write 16 as 4²: (x+4)² + (y-0)² = 4² Compare that to the standard form equation for a circle (x-h)² + (y-k)² = r² The center (h,k) = (-4,0). The radius r=4 Edwin