We have the center of the circle (h,k) = (4,1), and the equation of a circle:becomes So all we are lacking is r, the radius. We sketch the graph approximately: The green line is a radius, and it is the perpendicular distance from the center to the line. We use this formula: The perpendicular distance from the point (x1,y1) to the line Ax+By+C=0 is given by this formula: d = (x1,y1) = (4,1) 3x+4y-2=0 is Ax+By+C=0, so A=3, B=4, C=-2 r = r = r = r = So the equation of the circle is: Edwin