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Question 276637: I am having a very difficult time using the Completing Square. Could someone demonstrate how to use the Square to solve:
Find the center and radius of the circle given by
and / or

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the center and radius of the circle given by

Separate the x's and y's, and put the 30 on the right side

For x, -10/2 = -5 --> 25
For y, 6/2 = 3 --> 9


Center at (5,-3), r = 2
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and / or


A parabola, axis of symmetry x = -1
Vertex at (-1,-5)

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