SOLUTION: Determine the radius of the circle, given its centre and a point on its circumfrence. Round the radius to the nearest tenth, if necessary. center (1,1) point (-2,1)

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Question 87749: Determine the radius of the circle, given its centre and a point on its circumfrence. Round the radius to the nearest tenth, if necessary.
center (1,1) point (-2,1)

Answer by rapaljer(4671)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The radius of this circle is the distance from the centre to the point on the circumfrence. By inspection, this distance is 3 units. Would you also like the equation of the circle??

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