Chuck Norris Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Hi, I'm trying to draw a smiley face on a graphics calculator without conics, however I am stuck on how to make y the subject of a function in which the function is a conic and is essentially a circle. How do you make y the subject of the equation? (x-5)^2+(y+5)^2=4 ^ denotes to the power of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 put the x term on the other side (it gains a - sign) take the square root of both sides subtract the constant from both sides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Norris Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 Thanks, however that seems too obvious (how could I overlook that?). If any problems arise from your method I'll post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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