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Write the equation of the circle with center (-3,5) and radius 15 units

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The standard circle equation is:

(x-h)^2+(y-k)^2=r^2, where (h,k) is the center of the circle and r is the radius.

We are given the radius is 15 and the center is (-3,5) so we simply need to plug in these values of the general case:

(x--3)^2+(y-5)^2=15^2

(x+3)^2+(y-5)^2=225
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