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document.write( "Find the bisector of the 2 lines that are tangent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The intersection of the bisector and x-2y+19=0 is the center of the circle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The radius of the circle is the distance from the center to either of the tangent lines.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a multi-step problem.  I've done it once or twice.<BR>\n" );
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