Hi. Can someone please help me with the following question discussed in today’s class?
Finding the radius using the following equation:
x(x-10)+y(y-6)=2
Greg solved the equation but he had added a 25 to the x side and a 9 to the y side. Anyone knows why these two specific numbers were added?
so the equation of a circle is
(x - h)² + (y - k)² = r²
where (h,k) is the centre of the circle and r is the radius.
so we have to convert the equation x(x-10)+y(y-6)=2 in the form of (x - h)² + (y - k)² = r²
therefore,
∴ x(x-10)+y(y-6) = 2
∴ x² - 10x + y² -6y = 2
∴ x² -10x + 25 + y² -6y + 9 = 2 + 25 + 9
( this step is done since (x + y)² = x² + 2xy + y² so x² -10x = (x - 5)² -25 )
∴ (x - 5)² + (y - 3)² = 36
now this is in the form of (x - h)² + (y - k)² = r²
hence the equation of the circle above has radius 6 and centre at (5,3)