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document.write( "a circle is drawn on a number plane with the centre at (3,2) the circumference passes thru (3,-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the area of the circle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now I used the distance formula and found the radius to be the square root of -16!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The textbook solution says the radius is 4 units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where did I go wrong?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #670179 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39800)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=670179\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> RADIUS:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance from  (3,2) to (3,-2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can do this one in your head and without the Distance Formula.  Literally SEEING that radius is 4 units should be immediate.  You stepped wrong in maybe how you applied the distance formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "radius,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28%283-3%29%5E2%2B%282-%28-2%29%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28%283-3%29%5E2%2B%282-%28-2%29%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >---------------compute this! </SPAN>\n" );
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