document.write( "Question 1086317: Find the center and radius of a circle circumscribing a triangle with the vertices (-2,-4) (-2,3), (5,2) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #700496 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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So let (h,k) be the center of the circle.
\n" ); document.write( "Using the first and second points,
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\n" ); document.write( "\"k%5E2%2B8k%2B16=k%5E2-6k%2B9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"14k=-7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"k=-1%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Using the second and third points,
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\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2%2B4h%2B4%2B49%2F4=h%5E2-10h%2B25%2B25%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"14h=+25%2B25%2F4-49%2F4-4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"14h=+15+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"h=15%2F14\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now that you have the center, find the distance between the center and any of the points.
\n" ); document.write( "That'll be the radius of the circle.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5E2=3025%2F196%2B25%2F4\"
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