document.write( "Question 1128770: Find a point (x,y) equidistant from points (2,-7), (-3,-8) and (-5,9)
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document.write( "Let the points be  A = (2,-7), B = (-3,-8) and C = (-5,9).\r\n" );
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document.write( "    1.  Write an equation of the straight line which is a perpendicular bisector to the segment AB.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2.  Write an equation of the straight line which is a perpendicular bisector to the segment BC.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3.  Find the intersection point of these two straigh lines by solving the system of these two equations.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4.  This intersection point is your answer.\r\n" );
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document.write( "        It is the center of the circle circumscribed around these three points.\r\n" );
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