SOLUTION: what is the center and radius of the circle (x-5)^2+y^2=6

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Question 702838: what is the center and radius of the circle
(x-5)^2+y^2=6
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x-5)^2+y^2=6

(x-5)^2+(y-0)^2=6

(x-5)^2+(y-0)^2= ( sqrt(6) )^2

The equation is now in (x-h)^2+(y-k)^2=r^2 form where (h,k) = (5,0) and r = sqrt(6)

So the center of this circle is (5,0) and the radius is sqrt(6) units long.