document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26216>Question 26216</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't understand the wording or what formula I need to plug this problem into. Find the equations of the circles that are tangent to the x axis and have a radius of length five units. In each case, the abscissa of the center is -3.(There is more than one circle that satisfies these conditions) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "WHEN THE CIRCLE IS TANGENT TO X AXIS ,IT MEANS ITS CENTRE IS AT A DISTANCE EQUAL TO RADIUS OF THE CIRCLE FROM THE X AXIS .THAT IS Y COORDINATE OF CENTRE OF CIRCLE = 5 OR -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ABSCISSA OF CENTRE IS GIVEN AS -3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HENCE CENTRE IS EITHER (-3,5).....OR (-3,-5)..ITS RADIUS =5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HENCE EQN OF 2 POSSIBLE CIRCLES ARE <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X+3)^2+(Y-5)^2 = 5^2=25...................I<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OR<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(X+3)^2+(Y+5)^2=25........................II </SPAN>\n" );
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