SOLUTION: What is the point in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane that is the center of a circle with the equation (x+6)^2+(y-9)^2=25?

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Question 1141841: What is the point in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane that is the center of a circle with the equation (x+6)^2+(y-9)^2=25?
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the point in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane that is the center of a circle with the equation (x+6)^2+(y-9)^2=25?
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The center is (-6,9)
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You need to know how I know that.

Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The equation


    %28x-h%29%5E2 + %28y-k%29%5E2 = a


with  a >= 0  represents the circle in (x,y) plane with the center at the point (h,k) and the radius of  sqrt%28a%29.



It is written in any textbook, and you should memorize it as  "2 x 2 = 4".