In the standard coordinate plane, a circle is defined by the equation . What is the area, in square units, of the region enclosed by the circle?
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The area of the region enclosed by the circle is square units.
To find the area of the circle, we rewrite the equation in standard form . Regrouping gives . Completing the square for requires adding , and for requires adding . Adding both to the right side gives . Thus, the standard equation is , yielding . The area enclosed by the circle is .
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Converting general circle equation to standard form by completing the square.