document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=400008>Question 400008</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you find the center of the circle with these three points: (-8,5) (-14,-1) and (-2,-1)?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lemme tell u a short cut :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "whenever u see same <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X-coordinates ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X-coordinates\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or same <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Y-coordinates ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Y-coordinates\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in a <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pair ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pair\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of points, you can be sure that it a<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+right ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+right\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+angled ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+angled\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > triangle formed by the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=center ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"center\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=circle+=+midpoint ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"circle+=+midpoint\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the hypotenuse of triangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case see   (-14,-1) and (-2,-1)  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mid point = (10+(-4))/2 , (3+3)/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (3,3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mid point = (-14+(-2))/2 , (-1+(-1))/2=-16/2,-2/2 =-8 , -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence (-8 , -1) is the center of the circle\r<BR>\n" );
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