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Complete the square in order to put the equation into standard form. Identify the center and the radius or explain why the equation does not represent a circle.$$x^{2}+y^{2}+8 x-10 y-1=0$$
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We get: $$ (x^{2}+8x)+(y^{2}-10y)=-1 $$ Show more…
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