Asked by Void<3

Calculate the radius of a circle by completing the square of the equation x2+y2−16x−10y+40=0
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Complete the square:

x^2 − 16x = (x − 8)^2 − 64
y^2 − 10y = (y − 5)^2 − 25

So (x − 8)^2 + (y − 5)^2 − 64 − 25 + 40 = 0 → (x − 8)^2 + (y − 5)^2 = 49.

Thus radius = √49 = 7.