document.write( "Question 1086824: A tanker truck carrying hazardous chemicals overturned on a highway, possible spilling some of its cargo.Everyone within a 2.5 mile radius of the spill must be evacuated. The map that safety workers are using
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A circle of radius 2.5 centered at (3,8.5).
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