SOLUTION: The radar for a county airport control tower is located at (5,10) on the map. It can detect a plane up to 20 miles away. Write an equation for outside limits that a plane can be de

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Question 991212: The radar for a county airport control tower is located at (5,10) on the map. It can detect a plane up to 20 miles away. Write an equation for outside limits that a plane can be detected.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The radar for a county airport control tower is located at (5,10) on the map. It can detect a plane up to 20 miles away. Write an equation for outside limits that a plane can be detected.
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Circle with center at (5,10) and radius = 20 miles
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(x-5)^2 + (y-10)^2 = 20^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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