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-	{{NAVCONTENT_START}}	+	As the equation stands, it is difficult directly to know anything about the circle, but if we complete the square and combine ''x''- and ''y''-terms together in their own respective square terms, then we will have the equation in the standard form
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-	{{NAVCONTENT_STOP}}	+	{{Displayed math||<math>(x-a)^2 + (y-b)^2 = r^2\,,</math>}}
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		+	and we will then be able to read off the circle's centre and radius.
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		+	If we take the ''x''- and ''y''-terms on the left-hand side and complete the square, we get
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		+	{{Displayed math||<math>\begin{align}
		+	x^2 + 2x &= (x+1)^2-1^2\,,\\[5pt]
		+	y^2 - 2y &= (y-1)^2-1^2\,,
		+	\end{align}</math>}}
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		+	and then the whole equation can be written as
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		+	{{Displayed math||<math>(x+1)^2 - 1^2 + (y-1)^2 - 1^2 = 1\,,</math>}}
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		+	or, with the constants moved to the right-hand side,
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		+	{{Displayed math||<math>(x+1)^2 + (y-1)^2 = 3\,\textrm{.}</math>}}
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		+	This is a circle having its centre at (-1,1) and radius <math>\sqrt{3}\,</math>.
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As the equation stands, it is difficult directly to know anything about the circle, but if we complete the square and combine x- and y-terms together in their own respective square terms, then we will have the equation in the standard form

\displaystyle (x-a)^2 + (y-b)^2 = r^2\,,

and we will then be able to read off the circle's centre and radius.

If we take the x- and y-terms on the left-hand side and complete the square, we get

\displaystyle \begin{align} x^2 + 2x &= (x+1)^2-1^2\,,\\[5pt] y^2 - 2y &= (y-1)^2-1^2\,, \end{align}

and then the whole equation can be written as

\displaystyle (x+1)^2 - 1^2 + (y-1)^2 - 1^2 = 1\,,

or, with the constants moved to the right-hand side,

\displaystyle (x+1)^2 + (y-1)^2 = 3\,\textrm{.}

This is a circle having its centre at (-1,1) and radius \displaystyle \sqrt{3}\,.