Question

What is the center of the circle given by the equation (x + 5)2 + (y - 8)2 = 1?
A. (5, -8)
B. (5, 8)
C. (-5, -8)
D. (-5, 8)

Answer 1

The general equation for a circle is:
\[(x−h)^{2}+(y−k)^{2}=r^{2}\]
Where (h,k) are the (x,y) coordinates of the center of the circle.

Answer 2

c?

Answer 3

-5 is correct as the x coordinate.

Answer 4

so its a negative and a positive the answer?

Answer 5

Yes.