SOLUTION: find the radius of a circle with the equation x2 + y2 - 6x - 12y + 36 = 0

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Question 469611: find the radius of a circle with the equation x2 + y2 - 6x - 12y + 36 = 0
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

Standard Form of an Equation of a Circle is %28x-h%29%5E2+%2B+%28y-k%29%5E2+=+r%5E2

where Pt(h,k) is the center and r is the radius

x2 + y2 - 6x - 12y + 36 = 0   |Completing the Squares

(x-3)^2 -9 + (y-6)^2 - 36 + 36 = 0

(x-3)^2 + (y-6)^2 = 9   C(3,6)  radius = 3