Answer:
x=4± 5sqrt(2)
Step-by-step explanation:
x^2 – 8x – 34 = 0
To complete the square Add 34 to each side
x^2 -8x -34+34=0+ 34
Take the coefficient of x, and divide by 2
-8/2 =-4
Then square it and add it to each side
(-4)^2 =16
x^2 – 8x +16 = 34+16
x^2 – 8x +16 = 50
We replace the left side with (x + the coefficient of x/2)^2
(x -4)^2=50
Take the square root of each side
sqrt((x -4)^2)=±sqrt(50)
x-4 = ±sqrt(25*2)
x-4 = ±sqrt(25)*sqrt(2)
x-4 = ±5sqrt(2)
Add 4 to each side
x=4± 5sqrt(2)
The answer to that is 62.78
The radius is 4 because the original equation is x^2+y^2=r^2. So the sqrt of 16 is 4.
