document.write( "Question 1065525: What is the circumcenter of a triangle with a vertices of (2,4), (6,4), (2, 6)? \n" ); document.write( "
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Find the midpoints of the sides,
\n" ); document.write( "A(2,4)
\n" ); document.write( "B(2,6)
\n" ); document.write( "C(6,4)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To find the midpoint, take the averages of the x and y values,
\n" ); document.write( "Midpoint of AC: (\"%282%2B6%29%2F2\",\"%284%2B4%29%2F2\")=(4,4)
\n" ); document.write( "Midpoint of AB: (\"%282%2B2%29%2F2\",\"%284%2B6%29%2F2\")=(2,5)
\n" ); document.write( "Midpoint of BC: (\"%282%2B6%29%2F2\",\"%286%2B4%29%2F2\")=(4,5)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now find the lines through mAC and B(line 1), mAB and C(line 2), and mBC and A(line 3).
\n" ); document.write( "First find the slope, then use the point slope form of a line,
\n" ); document.write( "I'll use the designation 1, 2, 3 for the lines as defined in the previous sentence.
\n" ); document.write( "Line 1:
\n" ); document.write( "\"m%5B1%5D=%284-6%29%2F%284-2%29=-2%2F2=-1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y-4=-1%28x-4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y-4=-x%2B4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5B1%5D=-x%2B8\"
\n" ); document.write( "Line 2:
\n" ); document.write( "\"m%5B2%5D=%285-4%29%2F%282-6%29=1%2F%28-4%29=-1%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y-5=-%281%2F4%29%28x-2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y-5=-x%2F4%2B1%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-x%2F4%2B1%2F2%2B10%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5B2%5D=-x%2F4%2B11%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now that we have two lines, we can calculate their intersection (which is the circumcenter),
\n" ); document.write( "\"-x%2B8=-x%2F4%2B11%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-4x%2B32=-x%2B22\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-3x=-10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5BCC%5D=10%2F3\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-10%2F3%2B8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-10%2F3%2B24%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5BCC%5D=14%2F3\"
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