document.write( "Question 955761: Find the shortest distance from the circle x^2+y^2+8x-6y=0 to the circle x^2+y^2-12x-4y+24=0. Draw the figure. \n" ); document.write( "
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x^2+y^2+8x-6y=0 to the circle x^2+y^2-12x-4y+24=0
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\n" ); document.write( "For each circle, find the center and the radius.
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\n" ); document.write( "The distance between the centers minus the sum of the radii = shortest distance.
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