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Circles and Hyperbolas, SMB-016

Find the centre and radius of the circle with the equation

`x^2+ y^2+8y= 0`  (2 marks)

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`text(Centre)\ (0,-4)`

`text(Radius = 4)`

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`x^2+ y^2+8y` `= 0`
`x^2+ y^2+8y+16-16` `= 0`
`x^2+(y+4)^2` `= 4^2`

 
`:.\ text(Centre)\ (0,-4)`

`:.\ text(Radius = 4)`

Filed Under: Circles and Hyperbola Tagged With: num-title-ct-pathc, smc-4445-10-Find centre/radius

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