Answer:
R=9.
C=(2,-2,0).
Explanation:
Lets try to find how [tex]x^2+y^2+z^2-4x+4y=73[/tex] can be written in the form of [tex](x-a)^2+(x-b)^2+(x-c)^2=R^2[/tex], since then its radius R and center of coordinates C=(a,b,c) would be easily recognizable.
Since we have the terms -4x and +4y, they seem to have come from the terms [tex](x-2)^2[/tex] and [tex](y+2)^2[/tex], and we would need to take care of the extra +4 by substracting then. More explicitly:
[tex](x-2)^2-4=x^2-4x+4-4=x^2-4x[/tex], as we had originally with the x terms
[tex](y+2)^2-4=y^2+4y+4-4=y^2+4y[/tex], as we had originally with the y terms
Which means:
[tex]x^2-4x+y^2+4y+z^2=(x-2)^2-4+(y+2)^2-4+z^2[/tex]
Or, putting all together:
[tex](x-2)^2-4+(y+2)^2-4+z^2=73[/tex]
[tex](x-2)^2+(y+2)^2+z^2=9^2[/tex]
So our radius is 9 and the center is (2,-2,0).