
Kenneth S. answered 07/13/17
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Arrange all x-related terms in order, followed by all y-related terms, in order. Put the constant (signed appropriately) on RHS.
Complete the square twice, once in the "x department" and once in the "y department". You will be creating new constants to the left side of this equation, in order to make perfect squares; do not forget to add those new constants to RHS also.
You wind up with (x-h)2 + (y-k)2 = r2 and thus the center is at (h,k) and radius is r.