(a)
\Observe the diagram.
\The radius of the circle is .
The equation of the circle: .
Substitute in above equation.
The equation of the circle at the current time is .
The fire reaches the city, the radius will be .
Substitute in
.
The equation of the circle at the time the fire reaches the city is .
(b)
\Graph :
\Graph the functions and
.
\
(c)
\The radius of the fire is growing per day.
The city is located southeast of the fire.
Thus, the fire reached to the city in days.
(a)
\The equation of the circle at the current time is .
The equation of the circle at the time the fire reaches the city is .
(b)
\Graph the functions and
.
(c)
\The fire reached to the city in days.