# Thread: One more time with Circles

1. ## One more time with Circles

Find the coordinates of the center and radius of the circle.
$\displaystyle x^2+y^2-8x+10y=-5$
So I like to rewrite it
$\displaystyle x^2-8x+y^2+10y=-5$
then I write it as the standard circle equation
$\displaystyle (x-h)^2+(y-K)^2=r^2$

So If I did this right I should have $\displaystyle (x-4)^2+(y+5)^2=-46$
and then my $\displaystyle (h,k) is (4,-5) and r=\sqrt46$
Please I need someone to confirm to me I did this properly?
Side note $\displaystyle x^2-8x$ is expanded to $\displaystyle (x-4)^2+16$ and I move the 16 over to the other side of the = sign in the equations.

2. ## Re: One more time with Circles

I messed this one up.... my math is wrong

3. ## Re: One more time with Circles

You are correct to rewrite as:

$\displaystyle x^2-8x+y^2+10y=-5$

Now, we want to complete the square on x and y. Whatever we add to the left side, we must add to the right.

$\displaystyle (x^2-8x+16)+(y^2+10y+25)=-5+16+25$

Now, write everything as squares:

$\displaystyle (x-4)^2+(y+5)^2=6^2$

From this, we know the center is (4,-5) and the radius is 6.