document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24966>Question 24966</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write the equation of the circle if it is : tangent to x-axis and passing through (-1,3) and (6,-4). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "this cannot happen<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if one point on the circle is above the x-axis and another is below<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then the circle MUST intersect the x-axis (therefore cannot be tangent to it) </SPAN>\n" );
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