document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=933218>Question 933218</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Circle A is externally tangent to the parabola <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y-1=-%28x-3%29%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y-1=-%28x-3%29%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and is symmetric about the line x=3. The diameter of the circle is 2 units. What is the equation of the circle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The diameter of the circle being 2 means the radius is 1 unit.  You know that the center point of the circle must have x=3.   You do not know the y value for the center.  You also expect that the distance from center to the tangent points on the parabola is 1 unit. </SPAN>\n" );
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