The plainview middle school basketball team has 8 players. if a player can play any position, in how many ways can 5 starting players be selected?

To solve a probability, you need to determine if the order is important or not. The word "If a player can play any position," indicates that the team doesn't need to specify the order. So, the possible way to pick a team of 5 players out of 8 people would be:
8C5= 8!/ 5!(8-5)!=
8C5= 8*7*6/ 3*2=56 ways

X^2 - 4x +(4/2^2) + y^2 + 8y + (8/2^2) = -4 + (4/2^2) + (8/2^2)(x + 2)^2 + (y + 4)^2 = -4 + 4 + 16your center is (-2, -4) and the radius is the sqrt of -4 + 4 + 16 which is 4