document.write( "Question 1124998: the equations of two circles are x^2 + y^2 - 2x + 4y - 20 = 0 and x^2 + y^2 + 4x - 6y = 0
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document.write( "(a) find the distance between the centres of these circles
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document.write( "(b) find the radii of the two circles
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document.write( "(c) determine relationship between the two circle \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #741323 by rothauserc(4718)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x^2 + y^2 - 2x + 4y - 20 = 0 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x^2-2x+1 +y^2+4y+4 = 20+5 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(x-1)^2 +(y+2)^2 = 25 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "center of this circle is (1,-2) and radius is 5 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + y^2 + 4x - 6y = 0 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x^2+4x+4 +y^2-6y+9 = 13 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(x+2)^2 +(y-3)^2 = 13 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "center of this circle is (-2,3) and radius is square root(13) = 3.6056 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "a) distance = square root( (-2-1)^2 + (3-(-2))^2 ) = 5.831 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "b) radii are 5 and 3.6056 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "c) the given circles intersect at two points \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |