The equation of a circle is shown below.

(x – 5)2 + y2 = 36

Which statement is true about the center of the circle?

Question

The equation of a circle is shown below. 

(x – 5)2 + y2 = 36 

Which statement is true about the center of the circle?

accessdenied · Answer

Uhhh, are there choices?

anonymous · Answer

the center of the cicrcle ia point (5,0)

accessdenied · Answer

It's in the standard form, $(x-h)^2 + (y-k)^2 = r^2$
so $(h,k)$ is the center.
In this case, h = 5 and k = 0
so, (5,0) is the center...

anonymous · Answer

It is located in the second quadrant.    

 It is located on the x-axis. 

 It is located on the y-axis. 

 It is located in the third quadrant

anonymous · Answer

@AccessDenied

accessdenied · Answer

Okay, so, (5,0) is the center (as I showed above).  (5,0) is plotted here on the graph:
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