SOLUTION: The circle with equation x2 + y2 - 2x + 4y = 0 has centre C and radius r; where 1. C (1;-2) ; r = square root of 5 2.C (-1; 2) ; r = square root of 5 3. C (1;-4) ; r = square ro

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Question 1082829: The circle with equation x2 + y2 - 2x + 4y = 0 has centre C and radius r; where
1. C (1;-2) ; r = square root of 5
2.C (-1; 2) ; r = square root of 5
3. C (1;-4) ; r = square root of 17
4.C (-1; 4) ; r = 17
5. C (1;-2) ; r = 5
please assist with this one

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Instead of doing yours for you, I will do another
one exactly like yours, which you can use as a model 
to do yours by:

+x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2+-+6x+%2B+8y+=+1

Rearrange terms so that x terms are together and 
y terms are together.

+x%5E2+-+6x+%2B+y%5E2+%2B+8y+=+1 

We insert blanks where we must insert numbers
which complete the squares:

+x%5E2+-+6x+%2B+%22__%22%2By%5E2+%2B+8y+%2B%22__%22=+1%2B%22__%22%2B%22__%22

We complete the square to find what goes in the first 
blanks on each side of the equation.

1. Multiply the coefficient of x by 1/2.
    (-6)(1/2) = -3
2. Square -3, get (-3)² = +9
3. Add to both sides in the first blanks on each
   side.

+x%5E2+-+6x+%2B+9+%2By%5E2+%2B+8y+%2B%22__%22=+1%2B9%2B%22__%22

We also complete the square to find what goes in the 
remaining blanks on each side of the equation.

1. Multiply the coefficient of y by 1/2.
    (+8)(1/2) = +4
2. Square +4, get (+4)² = +16
3. Add to both sides in the remaining blanks on each
   side.

+x%5E2+-+6x+%2B+9+%2By%5E2+%2B+4y+%2B+16+=+1%2B9%2B16

Next we factorise the first three terms on the left
as (x-3)² and the last three terms on the left as (y+4)²
and combine terms on the right as 26

%28x-3%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B4%29%5E2=26

We compare that to the standard equation for a circle:

%28x-h%29%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2=r%5E2
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and h=3, k=-4, and r=√26
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So centre is (3,-4), radius = r = √26 

Now you can do yours exactly the same way.

Edwin