SOLUTION: How do I write thte equation of a circle with the center at (-2,2) and a radius of 4?

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Question 91183: How do I write thte equation of a circle with the center at (-2,2) and a radius of 4?
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Question:

equation of a circle with the center at (-2,2) and a radius of 4?
Answer:

The general equation of a circle whose centre is(a,b) and radius r is given by,


So here the equation is given by......



, which is the equation of the given circle...

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You can expand this expression as follows.


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==> ( x+ 2 ) ( x - 2 ) = 0, which is the simplified form the equation of the given circle.


Hope you understood.

Regards.

Praseena.

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