The midpoint between the two given points is (7,-1).
The segment connecting (12,1) and (2,-3) has the slope = = .
Hence, the perpendicular line (perpendicular bisector) has the slope .
The line with the slope passing through the point (7,-1) has the equation
y - (-1) = , or y = .
The intersection of the straight lines
2x - 5y = -10 (1) (the given line) and
y = (2) (the perpendicular bisector)
is (solve the system by substitution) the point (x,y) = (5,4).
So, the center of the circle is the point (5,4).
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