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May 20, 2022 at 7:27 pm #20941
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The radius of a circle whose equation is x2 + y2 + 8x – 6y + 21 = 0 is 5 units.
We know that the general form of a circle is as follows.
(x – a)2 + (y-b)2 = r2
=> x2 + y2 – 2ax – 2by + (a2 + b2 – r2) = 0
And we know that radius = r = √(a2 +b2 )
So, comparing the given equation and the general form of the equation.
we get
=> -2ax = 8x => a = – 4
=> -2by = -6y => b = 3
So, r = √((-4)2 +32 ) = √16 + 9 = √25 = 5
So, the radius r of a circle whose equation is x2 + y2 + 8x – 6y + 21 = 0 is 5 units.
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