Find the Center and Radius x^2+y^2+8x-8y-49=0

$x^{2} + y^{2} + 8 x - 8 y - 49 = 0$

Step 1

Add $49$ to both sides of the equation.

$x^{2} + y^{2} + 8 x - 8 y = 49$

Step 2

Complete the square for $x^{2} + 8 x$ .

Use the form $a x^{2} + b x + c$ , to find the values of $a$ , $b$ , and $c$ .

$a = 1$

$b = 8$

$c = 0$

Consider the vertex form of a parabola.

$a {(x + d)}^{2} + e$

Find the value of $d$ using the formula $d = \frac{b}{2 a}$ .

Substitute the values of $a$ and $b$ into the formula $d = \frac{b}{2 a}$ .

$d = \frac{8}{2 \cdot 1}$

Cancel the common factor of $8$ and $2$ .

Factor $2$ out of $8$ .

$d = \frac{2 \cdot 4}{2 \cdot 1}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $2$ out of $2 \cdot 1$ .

$d = \frac{2 \cdot 4}{2 (1)}$

Cancel the common factor.

$d = \frac{2 \cdot 4}{2 \cdot 1}$

Rewrite the expression.

$d = \frac{4}{1}$

Divide $4$ by $1$ .

$d = 4$

Find the value of $e$ using the formula $e = c - \frac{b^{2}}{4 a}$ .

Substitute the values of $c$ , $b$ and $a$ into the formula $e = c - \frac{b^{2}}{4 a}$ .

$e = 0 - \frac{8^{2}}{4 \cdot 1}$

Simplify the right side.

Simplify each term.

Raise $8$ to the power of $2$ .

$e = 0 - \frac{64}{4 \cdot 1}$

Multiply $4$ by $1$ .

$e = 0 - \frac{64}{4}$

Divide $64$ by $4$ .

$e = 0 - 1 \cdot 16$

Multiply $- 1$ by $16$ .

$e = 0 - 16$

Subtract $16$ from $0$ .

$e = - 16$

Substitute the values of $a$ , $d$ , and $e$ into the vertex form ${(x + 4)}^{2} - 16$ .

${(x + 4)}^{2} - 16$

Step 3

Substitute ${(x + 4)}^{2} - 16$ for $x^{2} + 8 x$ in the equation $x^{2} + y^{2} + 8 x - 8 y = 49$ .

${(x + 4)}^{2} - 16 + y^{2} - 8 y = 49$

Step 4

Move $- 16$ to the right side of the equation by adding $16$ to both sides.

${(x + 4)}^{2} + y^{2} - 8 y = 49 + 16$

Step 5

Complete the square for $y^{2} - 8 y$ .

Use the form $a x^{2} + b x + c$ , to find the values of $a$ , $b$ , and $c$ .

$a = 1$

$b = - 8$

$c = 0$

Consider the vertex form of a parabola.

$a {(x + d)}^{2} + e$

Find the value of $d$ using the formula $d = \frac{b}{2 a}$ .

Substitute the values of $a$ and $b$ into the formula $d = \frac{b}{2 a}$ .

$d = \frac{- 8}{2 \cdot 1}$

Cancel the common factor of $- 8$ and $2$ .

Factor $2$ out of $- 8$ .

$d = \frac{2 \cdot - 4}{2 \cdot 1}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $2$ out of $2 \cdot 1$ .

$d = \frac{2 \cdot - 4}{2 (1)}$

Cancel the common factor.

$d = \frac{2 \cdot - 4}{2 \cdot 1}$

Rewrite the expression.

$d = \frac{- 4}{1}$

Divide $- 4$ by $1$ .

$d = - 4$

Find the value of $e$ using the formula $e = c - \frac{b^{2}}{4 a}$ .

Substitute the values of $c$ , $b$ and $a$ into the formula $e = c - \frac{b^{2}}{4 a}$ .

$e = 0 - \frac{{(- 8)}^{2}}{4 \cdot 1}$

Simplify the right side.

Simplify each term.

Raise $- 8$ to the power of $2$ .

$e = 0 - \frac{64}{4 \cdot 1}$

Multiply $4$ by $1$ .

$e = 0 - \frac{64}{4}$

Divide $64$ by $4$ .

$e = 0 - 1 \cdot 16$

Multiply $- 1$ by $16$ .

$e = 0 - 16$

Subtract $16$ from $0$ .

$e = - 16$

Substitute the values of $a$ , $d$ , and $e$ into the vertex form ${(y - 4)}^{2} - 16$ .

${(y - 4)}^{2} - 16$

Step 6

Substitute ${(y - 4)}^{2} - 16$ for $y^{2} - 8 y$ in the equation $x^{2} + y^{2} + 8 x - 8 y = 49$ .

${(x + 4)}^{2} + {(y - 4)}^{2} - 16 = 49 + 16$

Step 7

Move $- 16$ to the right side of the equation by adding $16$ to both sides.

${(x + 4)}^{2} + {(y - 4)}^{2} = 49 + 16 + 16$

Step 8

Simplify $49 + 16 + 16$ .

Add $49$ and $16$ .

${(x + 4)}^{2} + {(y - 4)}^{2} = 65 + 16$

Add $65$ and $16$ .

${(x + 4)}^{2} + {(y - 4)}^{2} = 81$

Step 9

This is the form of a circle. Use this form to determine the center and radius of the circle.

${(x - h)}^{2} + {(y - k)}^{2} = r^{2}$

Step 10

Match the values in this circle to those of the standard form. The variable $r$ represents the radius of the circle, $h$ represents the x-offset from the origin, and $k$ represents the y-offset from origin.

$r = 9$

$h = - 4$

$k = 4$

Step 11

The center of the circle is found at $(h, k)$ .

Center: $(- 4, 4)$

Step 12

These values represent the important values for graphing and analyzing a circle.

Center: $(- 4, 4)$

Radius: $9$

Step 13

Find the Center and Radius x^2+y^2+8x-8y-49=0

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