The midpoint between the two given points is (6,-1).
The segment connecting (7,-2) and (5,0) has the slope = = -1.
Hence, the perpendicular line (perpendicular bisector) has the slope 1.
The line with the slope 1 passing through the point (6,-1) has the equation
y - (-1) = (1)*(x-6), or
y = x - 7.
The intersection of the straight lines
x - 2y - 9 = 0 (1) (the given line) and
y = x - 7 (2) (the perpendicular bisector)
is (solve the system by substitution) the point (x,y) = (5,-2)
So, the center of the circle is the point (5,-2).
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