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Find the center and radius of the circle given by the equation x2 − 6x + y2 − 10y + 30 = 0.

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(3, 5)
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  1. Rearrange the equation to group x-terms and y-terms.

    The given equation of the circle is x2−6x+y2−10y+30=0x^2 - 6x + y^2 - 10y + 30 = 0.
    Group the x-terms and y-terms, and move the constant term to the right side of the equation:

    (x2−6x)+(y2−10y)=−30(x^2 - 6x) + (y^2 - 10y) = -30
  2. Complete the square for the x-terms.

    To complete the square for x2−6xx^2 - 6x, take half of the coefficient of xx (which is −6-6), square it, and add it to both sides of the equation.
    Half of −6-6 is −3-3. (−3)2=9(-3)^2 = 9.

    (x2−6x+9)+(y2−10y)=−30+9(x^2 - 6x + 9) + (y^2 - 10y) = -30 + 9
  3. Complete the square for the y-terms.

    To complete the square for y2−10yy^2 - 10y, take half of the coefficient of yy (which is −10-10), square it, and add it to both sides of the equation.
    Half of −10-10 is −5-5. (−5)2=25(-5)^2 = 25.

    (x2−6x+9)+(y2−10y+25)=−30+9+25(x^2 - 6x + 9) + (y^2 - 10y + 25) = -30 + 9 + 25
  4. Rewrite the equation in standard form.

    The expressions in parentheses are now perfect squares:

    (x−3)2+(y−5)2=4(x - 3)^2 + (y - 5)^2 = 4
  5. Identify the center and radius.

    The standard form of the equation of a circle is (x−h)2+(y−k)2=r2(x - h)^2 + (y - k)^2 = r^2, where (h,k)(h, k) is the center and rr is the radius.
    Comparing our equation (x−3)2+(y−5)2=4(x - 3)^2 + (y - 5)^2 = 4 with the standard form:
    The center (h,k)(h, k) is (3,5)(3, 5).
    The radius squared r2=4r^2 = 4, so the radius r=4=2r = \sqrt{4} = 2.

    The center of the circle is (3,5)\boxed{(3, 5)}.
    The radius of the circle is 2\boxed{2}.

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