Question

The equation below describes a circle.

x2 - 20x + y2 + 8y = 40

What are the center and radius of the circle?

A.
The center is (10, -4) and the radius is 7.

B.
The center is (5, -2) and the radius is

29
.

C.
The center is (10, -4) and the radius is

29
.

D.
The center is (10, -4) and the radius is

156
.

Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
To find the center and radius of the circle from the given equation, we can rewrite the equation in the standard form of a circle, which is \((x - h)^2 + (y - k)^2 = r^2\), where \((h, k)\) is the center and \(r\) is the radius.

The original equation is:

\[x^2 - 20x + y^2 + 8y = 40.\]

1. **Complete the square for the x terms**:

\(x^2 - 20x\)

Take half of \(-20\), square it: \((-10)^2 = 100\).

Thus, we can rewrite the x terms:

\(x^2 - 20x = (x - 10)^2 - 100\).

2. **Complete the square for the y terms**:

\(y^2 + 8y\)

Take half of \(8\), square it: \((4)^2 = 16\).

Thus, we can rewrite the y terms:

\(y^2 + 8y = (y + 4)^2 - 16\).

3. **Substitute back into the equation**:

\((x - 10)^2 - 100 + (y + 4)^2 - 16 = 40\).

Combine the constants:

\((x - 10)^2 + (y + 4)^2 - 116 = 40\)

Therefore,

\((x - 10)^2 + (y + 4)^2 = 40 + 116\)

\((x - 10)^2 + (y + 4)^2 = 156\).

4. **Identify the center and radius**:

From the equation \((x - 10)^2 + (y + 4)^2 = 156\):

- The center \((h, k)\) is \((10, -4)\).
- The radius \(r\) is \(\sqrt{156}\).

Thus, the center of the circle is \((10, -4)\) and the radius is \(\sqrt{156}\).

The correct answer is:

**D. The center is (10, -4) and the radius is \(\sqrt{156}\).**

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