Q. (x+20)2+(y−30)2=225A circle in the xy-plane has the equation shown. What is the y coordinate of the center of the circle?
Identify standard form: Identify the standard form of a circle's equation and compare it to the given equation.The standard form of a circle's equation is (x−h)2+(y−k)2=r2, where (h,k) is the center of the circle and r is the radius.The given equation is (x+20)2+(y−30)2=225.
Determine h and k: Determine the values of h and k from the given equation.In the given equation, (x+20)2 corresponds to (x−h)2 and (y−30)2 corresponds to (y−k)2.Therefore, h=−20 and k=30.
Identify y-coordinate of center: Identify the y-coordinate of the center of the circle.Since k represents the y-coordinate of the center of the circle, the y-coordinate is 30.
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