document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=370517>Question 370517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I have to find the standard form of a circle with center (6, -3) and diameter <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the standard form of a circle is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<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;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and diameter = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x+-+6%29%5E2+%2B+%28y+%2B+3%29%5E2+=+20sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x+-+6%29%5E2+%2B+%28y+%2B+3%29%5E2+=+20sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am getting this wrong and no clue why :( \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for your help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #264096 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=264096\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The left side is correct. The right side is where you're going wrong. Note: the diameter is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and NOT <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the diameter is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=20sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=20sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this means that the radius is half of this at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=d%2F2=20sqrt%282%29%2F2=10sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=d%2F2=20sqrt%282%29%2F2=10sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=10sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=10sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now square 'r' to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5E2=%2810sqrt%282%29%29%5E2=%2810sqrt%282%29%29%2A%2810sqrt%282%29%29=%2810%2A10%29%28sqrt%282%29%2Asqrt%282%29%29=100%2A2=200 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5E2=200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5E2=200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that the equation of the circle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-6%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B3%29%5E2=200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-6%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B3%29%5E2=200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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