document.write( "Question 1008532: Determine whether the equation represents a circle, a point, or has no graph. If the equation is that of a circle, find its center and radius. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #624181 by MathLover1(20849)\"\" \"About 
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the formula of the circle is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"%28x-h%29%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2=r%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " where \"h\" and \"k\" are the \"x\" and \"y\" coordinates of the center of the circle \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2B2y%5E2-2x%2B8y=1%2F2+\"......both sides divide by \"2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2By%5E2-x%2B4y=1%2F4+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-x%29%2B%28y%5E2%2B4y%29=1%2F4+\"......complete square\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-x%2Bb%5E2%29-b%5E2%2B%28y%5E2%2B4y%2Bb%5E2%29-b%5E2=1%2F4+\"....recall that \"%28a%2B-b%29%5E2\"=\"a%5E2%2B2ab%2Bb%5E2\" or \"a%5E2-2ab%2Bb%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-x%2Bb%5E2%29-b%5E2%2B%28y%5E2%2B4y%2Bb%5E2%29-b%5E2=1%2F4+\"...so, in your case \"a=1\", and \"2ab=1\" in \"x\" part, and \"a=1\", and \"2ab=4\" in \"y\" part\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2ab=1\"=>\"2%2A1%2Ab=1\"\"b=1%2F2\" in \"x\" part\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and \"2ab=4\"=>\"2%2A1%2Ab=4\"=>\"b=4%2F2\"=> \"b=2\" in \"y\" part\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-x%2B%281%2F2%29%5E2%29-%281%2F2%29%5E2%2B%28y%5E2%2B4y%2B2%5E2%29-2%5E2=1%2F4+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%2F2%29%5E2-%281%2F4%29%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2-4=1%2F4+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%2F2%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2=2%2F4%2B4+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%2F2%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2=1%2F2%2B4+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%2F2%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2=1%2F2%2B8%2F2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%2F2%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2=9%2F2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=1%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"r=sqrt%289%2F2%29=sqrt%289%29%2Fsqrt%282%29=3%2Fsqrt%282%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the center is at:(\"1%2F2\",\"-2\") and radius is \"r=3%2Fsqrt%282%29\"\r
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