document.write( "Question 1046374: x^2 + y^2 + 4x - 2y = -1
\n" ); document.write( "The equation of a circle in the xy-plane is shown above. What is the radius of the circle?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #661836 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "The equation of a circle in standard form is: \"%28x-h%29%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2=r%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2+%2B+4x+-+2y+=+-1\"....write it in standard form\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"%28x%5E2+%2B+4x%29+%2B+%28y%5E2+-+2y%29+=+-1\".............complete squares\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2+%2B+4x%2Bb%5E2%29+-b%5E2%2B+%28y%5E2+-+2y%2Bb%5E2%29-b%5E2+=+-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2+%2B+4x%2B2%5E2%29+-2%5E2%2B+%28y%5E2+-+2y%2B1%5E2%29-1%5E2+=+-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B2%29%5E2+-4%2B+%28y+-+1%29%5E2-1+=+-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B2%29%5E2+%2B+%28y+-+1%29%5E2-5+=+-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B2%29%5E2+%2B+%28y+-+1%29%5E2+=+-1%2B5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B2%29%5E2+%2B+%28y+-+1%29%5E2+=+4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B2%29%5E2+%2B+%28y+-+1%29%5E2+=+2%5E2\"=> \"r=2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, your answer is: A) \"2\"\r
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