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a bakery makes ginger bread men each 14cm high with a circular head and body 

the equation of the body is x^2 + y^2 -10x -12y +45 = 0

and the line of centres is parallel to the y axis 

find the equation of the head 

 Oct 28, 2018
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what a bizarre question...

 

Well let's get the equation of the body in standard form so we can see what we're dealing with.

 

x2+y210x12y+45=0complete the two squares on the left hand side(x5)225+(y6)236+45=0(x5)2+(y6)2=16so the body is a circle centered at (5,6) with a radius of 4 cmThe overall height is 14cm, 8cm of this is the body, so the diameter of the head is 6cmAnd the head must be centered at (5,11), i.e. one radius above the top of the bodyso the equation of the head centered at (5,11) with radius 3 is(x5)2+(y11)2=9

 Oct 28, 2018

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