How do you graph the circle with center at (4, 0) and radius 3 and label the center and at least four points on the circle, then write the equation of the circle?

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-28T00:06:15

#(x-4)^2 + (y-0)^2=3^2#

Here is a sketch of the equation:

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If you need to find points on the circle, simply insert an x value into the equation, then solve for y.

For example,

#x=7#, then #y = 0#

Now it's your turn, insert 3 other values for x and then find y.

Hope that helped