SOLUTION: find the center and the radius of the circle x^2+y^2-10x-6y+29=0.

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Question 281712: find the center and the radius of the circle
x^2+y^2-10x-6y+29=0.
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x^2-10x +y^2-6y=-29
complete square for x^2
(10/2)^2=25
(6/2)^2=9
add 25 +9 to both sides
x^2-10x+25 +y^2-6y+9 =5
factor
(x-5)^2+(y-3)^2=5
center at 5,3 radius sqrt(5)