Question

X²+y²-6x+14y-1=0 and please show your work so I can learn

Answer 1

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$x^2 + y^2 -6x+14y-1=0$

We need to use the Quadratic Formula*

$x =\frac{-b+\sqrt{b^2}-4ac }{2a}$ , $\frac{-b-\sqrt{b^2} -4ac }{2a}$

Thus, given the problem:

$a = 1, b=-6, c=y^2+14y-1$

So now we just need to plug them in the Quadratic Formula*

$x=\frac{6+2\sqrt{(-6)^2-4(y^2+14y-1)} }{2}$ , $x=\frac{6-\sqrt{(-6)^2-4(y^2+14y-1)} }{2}$

As you can see, it is a mess right now. Therefore, we need to simplify it

$x=\frac{6+2\sqrt{10-y^2-14y} }{2}$, $x = \frac{6-2\sqrt{10-y^2-14y} }{2}$

Now that's get us to the final solution:

$x=3+\sqrt{10-y^2-14y}$, $x=3-\sqrt{10-y^2-14y}$

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