document.write( "Question 1030760: The center of a circle is at (2,-5), one point on the circle is (-4,2).Find the other end of the diameter through (-4,2). \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #645543 by josgarithmetic(39620)\"\" \"About 
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\"r%5E2=%28%28-4-2%29%5E2%2B%282-%28-5%29%29%5E2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2=%2885%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-2%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B5%29%5E2=85\"------but not really what you need.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The distance from center to any point on the circle is \"sqrt%2885%29\".
\n" ); document.write( "The center, and the endpoints for any of the diameters of the circle, are collinear.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The line containing this diameter contains the points (2,-5) and (-4,2). Using point-slope form, the equation for this line is \"y%2B5=%28%282%2B5%29%2F%28-4-2%29%29%28x-2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%287%2F8%29x%2B14%2F8-5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%287%2F8%29x%2B7%2F4-5\"......
\n" ); document.write( "upon further thinking, this approach seems more complicated than necessary.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The center (2,-5) is the MIDPOINT between the two endpoints for the diameter; and one endpoint is given to be (-4,2). The unknown endpoint is some ordered pair (x,y). Setup the midpoint formula for the circle's center and the two endpoints.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28%28x%2B%28-4%29%29%2F2=2%2C%28y%2B2%29%2F2=-5%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28x-4=2%2A2%2Cy%2B2=-10%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28x=8%2Cand%2Cy=-12%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The other diameter's endpoint is (8,-12).
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