31Circle by completing the square
A circle in the -plane has equation . What is the radius of the circle? A) B) 6 C) 11 D) 36
The radius is 6, answer (B). Completing the square turns x²+y²+8x−6y=11 into (x+4)²+(y−3)²=36, so r²=36 and r=6.
A circle in the -plane has equation . What is the radius of the circle? A) B) 6 C) 11 D) 36
The radius is 6, answer (B). Completing the square turns x²+y²+8x−6y=11 into (x+4)²+(y−3)²=36, so r²=36 and r=6.