document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316772>Question 316772</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help.  Find the center and radius of the circle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-3)square + (y+4)square = 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #226720 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=226720\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We can rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-3%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B4%29%5E2=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-3%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B4%29%5E2=25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-3%29%5E2%2B%28y-%28-4%29%29%5E2=5%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-3%29%5E2%2B%28y-%28-4%29%29%5E2=5%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Recall that the general equation of a circle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-h%29%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2=r%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2=r%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where (h,k) is the center and 'r' is the radius. So in this case, h=3, k=-4, and r=5 making the center to be (3,-4) and the radius 5 units.  </SPAN>\n" );
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