How do you graph x2+y2+6x−4y−12=0?
1 Answer
Mar 1, 2016
circle : centre (-3,2) , r = 5
Explanation:
The general form of the equation of a circle is :
x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0 centre = (-g,-f) and r
=√g2+f2−c the equation
x2+y2+6x−4y−12=0 is in this form and by comparison: 2g=6 →g=3, 2f=-4 →f=-2 and c = -12
centre = (-3,2) and r=
√32+(−2)2+12=√25=5