(x - 3)² + y² = 121 Ww want to first write it in the form (x - h)² + (y - k)² = r², which has center (h,k) and radius r (x - 3)² + y² = 121 The first term is already in the form (x - h)². The second term is y², so to get it in the form (y - k)², we write it as (y - 0)² (x - 3)² + (y - 0)² = 121 To get the last term in the form r² we write 121 as 11²: (x - 3)² + (y - 0)² = 11² Now we compare it to (x - h)² + (y - k)² = r² and get h = 3, k = 0, r = 11 So the center is (h,k) = (3,0) and the radius is r = 11 Edwin