Find the center and radius of x^2 + y^2 +6x - 7=0

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Step-by-step explanation:

The desired parameters can be found by putting the equation into the standard form for the equation of a circle:

  (x -h)^2 +(y -k)^2 = r^2 . . . . . circle centered at (h, k) with radius r

The values of h and k will be half the coefficients of the linear x- and y-terms, respectively.

  x^2 +6x +9 +y^2 -7 = 9 . . . . . add 9 to complete the square

  (x +3)^2 +y^2 = 16 . . . . . . . . . add 7 to get the desired form

This equation shows us (h, k) = (-3, 0) and r = 4.

The center is (-3, 0), and the radius is 4.

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