How do you graph (x+5)^2+(y-2)^2=9(x+5)2+(y2)2=9?

1 Answer
Feb 12, 2017

This is a circle with centre (-5, 2)(5,2) and radius 33

Explanation:

Given:

(x+5)^2+(y-2)^2=9(x+5)2+(y2)2=9

This can be rewritten slightly as:

(x-(-5))^2+(y-2)^2 = 3^2(x(5))2+(y2)2=32

which is in the standard form:

(x-h)^2+(y-k)^2=r^2(xh)2+(yk)2=r2

which is the equation of a circle with centre (h, k) = (-5, 2)(h,k)=(5,2) and radius r=3r=3.

graph{((x+5)^2+(y-2)^2-9)((x+5)^2+(y-2)^2-0.02) = 0 [-15.75, 4.25, -3.12, 6.88]}