document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883596>Question 883596</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A circle has a diameter with endpoints (3, -2) and (9, -8).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the equation of the circle?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) Find the center of the circle. This is the <a  rel=nofollow HREF=\"http://www.purplemath.com/modules/midpoint.htm\">midpoint</a> of the line segment that has the endpoints (3, -2) and (9, -8). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) Find the <a  rel=nofollow HREF=\"http://www.mathwarehouse.com/algebra/distance_formula/index.php\">distance</a> between the two points. This distance is the diameter. Cut the diameter in half to get the radius.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) The general equation of any circle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-h%29%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2+=+r%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2+=+r%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where (h,k) is the center and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the radius. </SPAN>\n" );
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