SOLUTION: please help me find the general form of the equation of this circle center at the point (-3,1) and tangent to the y-axis

SOLUTION: please help me find the general form of the equation of this circle center at the point (-3,1) and tangent to the y-axis

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Question 382095: please help me find the general form of the equation of this circle
center at the point (-3,1) and tangent to the y-axis
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
being tangent to the y-axis means the radius is 3 (distance from x=-3 to x=0)

using the general equation ___ (x + 3)^2 + (y - 1)^2 = 3^2
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