Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Graphs - 1.4 Circles - 1.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 38: 28

Answer

(a) $(-2,-1)$, $5$. (b) see graph. (c) $(-2\pm2\sqrt 6,0)$, $(0,-1\pm\sqrt {21})$

Work Step by Step

(a) Given $x^2+y^2+4x+2y-20=0$, form squares to get $(x+2)^2+(y+1)^2=25$. We can identify its center $(h,k)=(-2,-1)$ and radius $r=5$. (b) see graph. (c) To find the x-intercepts, letting $y=0$, we have $x^2+4x-20=0$ which gives $(-2\pm2\sqrt 6,0)$. To find the y-intercepts, letting $x=0$, we have $y^2+2y-20=0$ which gives $(0,-1\pm\sqrt {21})$
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