document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=113898>Question 113898</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Give the equation for the circle with center C(3,-2) and radius 4. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #82881 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=82881\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So using this equation, we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-3%29%5E2%2B%28y-%28-2%29%29%5E2=4%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-3%29%5E2%2B%28y-%28-2%29%29%5E2=4%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in h=3,k=-2, and r=4. These are given\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-3%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2=4%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-3%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2=4%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2B2\"   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-3%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-3%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square 4 to get 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the equation for the circle with center C(3,-2) and radius 4 is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-3%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-3%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B2%29%5E2=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
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