document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24445>Question 24445</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the equation of a circle tangent to the y-axis with center (-7,8) in standard form? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Y AXS IS TANGENT TO CIRCLE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THAT IS DISTANCE OF CENTRE OT THE CIRCLE TO Y AXIS=RADIUS OF THE CIRCLE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BUT <BR>\n" );
document.write( "DISTANCE OF CENTRE OT THE CIRCLE TO Y AXIS =X COORDINATE OF THE CENTRE=-7 AS CENTRE IS GIVEN AS (-7,8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HENCE RADIUS =-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "STANDARD FORM OF EQN.OF CRCLE IS <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X-H)^2+(Y-K)^2=R^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WHERE (H,K) IS CENTRE OF CIRCLE,AND R IS RADIUS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO EQN. OF THE CIRCLE IS <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X+7)^2+(Y-8)^2=(-7)^2=49<BR>\n" );
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