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Convert the equation 1/2x2 + 1/2y2 = 3x − 5y − 9 to standard form and find the circle's radius and center.

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(3, -5)
4

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To find the radius and center of the circle, we need to convert the given equation into the standard form of a circle's equation, which 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.

  1. Rearrange the equation to group xx terms and yy terms, and move the constant to the right side.

    The given equation is:

    12x2+12y2=3x−5y−9\frac{1}{2}x^2 + \frac{1}{2}y^2 = 3x - 5y - 9

    Move the xx and yy terms to the left side:

    12x2−3x+12y2+5y=−9\frac{1}{2}x^2 - 3x + \frac{1}{2}y^2 + 5y = -9
  2. Eliminate the fractional coefficients for x2x^2 and y2y^2 by multiplying the entire equation by 2.

    2(12x2−3x+12y2+5y)=2(−9)2 \left( \frac{1}{2}x^2 - 3x + \frac{1}{2}y^2 + 5y \right) = 2(-9) x2−6x+y2+10y=−18x^2 - 6x + y^2 + 10y = -18
  3. Complete the square for the xx terms and the yy terms.

    To complete the square for x2−6xx^2 - 6x, take half of the coefficient of xx (which is −6-6), square it ((−3)2=9(-3)^2 = 9), and add it to both sides.
    To complete the square for y2+10yy^2 + 10y, take half of the coefficient of yy (which is 10), square it ((5)2=25(5)^2 = 25), and add it to both sides.

    (x2−6x+9)+(y2+10y+25)=−18+9+25(x^2 - 6x + 9) + (y^2 + 10y + 25) = -18 + 9 + 25
  4. Rewrite the squared terms and simplify the right side.

    (x−3)2+(y+5)2=−18+34(x - 3)^2 + (y + 5)^2 = -18 + 34 (x−3)2+(y+5)2=16(x - 3)^2 + (y + 5)^2 = 16
  5. Identify the center and radius from the standard form.

    Comparing (x−3)2+(y+5)2=16(x - 3)^2 + (y + 5)^2 = 16 with (x−h)2+(y−k)2=r2(x-h)^2 + (y-k)^2 = r^2:
    The center (h,k)(h, k) is (3,−5)(3, -5).
    The radius squared r2r^2 is 16, so the radius r=16=4r = \sqrt{16} = 4.

    The coordinates of the center of the circle are (3,−5)\boxed{(3, -5)} and the radius is 4\boxed{4}.

    I cannot draw the circle in the grid, but you would plot the center at (3,−5)(3, -5) and then draw a circle with a radius of 4 units around that center.

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