Mrs. Culland is finding the center of a circle whose equation is x2 + y2 + 6x + 4y – 3 = 0 by completing the square. Her work is shown.x2 + y2 + 6x + 4y – 3 = 0x2 + 6x + y2 + 4y – 3 = 0(x2 + 6x) + (y2 + 4y) = 3(x2 + 6x + 9) + (y2 + 4y + 4) = 3 + 9 + 4

(x – 3)2 + (y – 2)2 = 42, so the center is (3, 2).

(x + 3)2 + (y + 2)2 = 42, so the center is (3, 2).

(x – 3)2 + (y – 2)2 = 42, so the center is (–3, –2).

(x + 3)2 + (y + 2)2 = 42, so the center is (–3, –2).

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Which equation represents a circle with a center at (–3, –5) and a radius of 6 units?

(x – 3)2 + (y – 5)2 = 6

(x – 3)2 + (y – 5)2 = 36

(x + 3)2 + (y + 5)2 = 6

(x + 3)2 + (y + 5)2 = 36

Which equation represents a circle that contains the point (–2, 8) and has a center at (4, 0)?Distance formula:

(x – 4)2 + y2 = 100

(x – 4)2 + y2 = 10

x2 + (y – 4)² = 10

x2 + (y – 4)² = 100

What is the center of a circle whose equation is x2 + y2 – 12x – 2y + 12 = 0?

(–12, –2)

(–6, –1)

(6, 1)

(12, 2)

On a coordinate plane, a circle has a center at (1, negative 2) and a radius of 4 units.

(x – 1)2 + (y + 1)2 = 16

(x – 1)2 + (y + 1)2 = 4

(x + 1)2 + (y –1)2 = 4

(x + 1)2 + (y – 1)2 = 16

Which explains how to find the radius of a circle whose equation is in the form x2 + y2 = z?

The radius is the constant term, z.

The radius is the constant term, z, divided by 2.

The radius is the square root of the constant term, z.

The radius is the square of the constant term, z.

Which equation represents a circle with a center at (–4, 9) and a diameter of 10 units?

(x – 9)2 + (y + 4)2 = 25

(x + 4)2 + (y – 9)2 = 25

(x – 9)2 + (y + 4)2 = 100

(x + 4)2 + (y – 9)2 = 100

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