document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=583783>Question 583783</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I write the standard equation for the circle that passes through the points: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1, 2) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4, 2) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-1, 2) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4, 2) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(- 3, 4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pick 2 of the 3 lines between the 3 points and find the perpendicular bisectors of them.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The intersection of the perpendicular bisectors is the center of the circle, (h,k).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The radius is the distance from the center to any of the 3 points, = r.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or use determinants.<BR>\n" );
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