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Determine the equation of the circle graphed below 100pts pls

Determine the equation of the circle graphed below 100pts pls-example-1

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Answer:

(x + 5)² + (y – 1)² = 25

Explanation:

Note that the general equation of a circle is (x – h)² + (y – k)² = r², where (h, k) represents the location of the circle's center, and r represents the length of its radius.

The circle is 10 units in diamater, so the radius is half this: r=10/2=5.

The circle goes from -10 to 0 along the x-axis, so the x-coordinate of its centre is halfway between this: h=(-10+0)/2=-10/2=-5

The circle goes from -4 to 6 along the y-axis, so the y-coordinate of its centre is halfway between this: k=(-4+6)/2=-2/2=1

Now that we know r, h, and k, we can sub these into the general formula to get our equation:

(x - (-5))² + (y – 1)² = 5²

(x + 5)² + (y – 1)² = 25

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