SOLUTION: (x-4)^2+(y+9)^2-4=0 Would this equation be a circle, ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola?

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Question 444572: (x-4)^2+(y+9)^2-4=0 Would this equation be a circle, ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x-4)^2+(y+9)^2-4=0 Would this equation be a circle, ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola?
Rearrange:
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(x-4)^2+(y+9)^2 = 4
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It's a circle with center at (4,-9)
and radius = 2.
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Cheers,
Stan H.