What does the graph of #(x-2)^2 + (y+6)^2=4# look like?

1 Answer
Jun 16, 2016

A circle.

Explanation:

Whenever you have an equation of the form #r = (x - h)^2 + (y - k)^2#, you have a circle with a radius of #sqrt(r)# and a centre at #(h, k)#.

Therefore, this circle will have a radius of #2" units"# and a centre at #(2, -6)#. We can now trace the following graph.

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Hopefully this helps!