SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem. Center in the third quadrant, tangent to both the x-axis and y-axis, radius 8. Thank you

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Question 1168851: Please help me solve this problem. Center in the third quadrant, tangent to both the x-axis and y-axis, radius 8. Thank you
Answer by josgarithmetic(39614) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Either making a sketch of the description mentally or on paper, should give you a way to write the equation (of a circle) very easily, with no other steps.