document.write( "Question 623929: I need help with this circle problem it annoying me at this point can someone explain what i need to do in steps. Also need to identify H,K,R\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find the equation of the circle whose diameter has endpoints (-9, -2) and (1, 1). Write it in the form
\n" ); document.write( "(x-h)^2 + (y-k)^2 = r^2
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Algebra.Com's Answer #392413 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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If you locate the center of the line
\n" ); document.write( "between (-9,-2) and ( 1,1 ), that will be the
\n" ); document.write( "center of the circle. The standard form for
\n" ); document.write( "the circle is \"+%28x-h%29%5E2+%2B+%28y-k%29%5E2+=+r%5E2+\" and
\n" ); document.write( "the center is at ( h,k )
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\n" ); document.write( "The x-coordinate of the center is
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+1+-+9+%29+%2F+2+=+-4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The y-coordinate of the center is
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+1+-2+%29+%2F+2+=+-+1%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+h+=+-4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+k+=+-1%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The radius is 1/2 of the diameter
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d+=+sqrt%28+%28+1+-%28-9%29+%29%5E2+%2B+%28+1+-%28-2%29+%29%5E2+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d+=+sqrt%28+10%5E2+%2B+3%5E2+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d+=+sqrt%28+109+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+r+=++sqrt%28109%29%2F+2+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28x-h%29%5E2+%2B+%28y-k%29%5E2+=+r%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28x-%28-4%29%29%5E2+%2B+%28y-%28-1%2F2%29%29%5E2+=+%28+sqrt%28109%29%2F2%29%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+x+%2B+4+%29%5E2+%2B+%28+y+%2B+1%2F2+%29%5E2+=+109%2F4+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "Does it pass through ( -9,-2 ) ?
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+-9+%2B+4+%29%5E2+%2B+%28+-2+%2B+1%2F2+%29%5E2+=+109%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+-5+%29%5E2+%2B+%28+-3%2F2%29%5E2+=+109%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+25+%2B+9%2F4+=+109%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+100%2F4+%2B+9%2F4+=+109%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+109%2F4+=+109%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK- you can check (1,1)
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