document.write( "Question 1158612: find the equation of the circle that passes through the 3 points (5, -7), (2, -4), and (5, -3). \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( " the equation of the circle:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the circle passes through the 3 points (\"5\", \"-7\"), (\"2\", \"-4\"), and (\"5\", \"-3\"), we will use them to find \"h\",\"k\", and \"r\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2=r%5E2\" .....plug in coordinates of the point (\"5\", \"-7\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285-h%29%5E2%2B%28-7-k%29%5E2=r%5E2\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"25-10h%2Bh%5E2%2B49%2B14k%2Bk%5E2=r%5E2\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2%2Bk%5E2-10h%2B14k%2B49%2B25=r%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"h%5E2+-+10+h+%2B+k%5E2+%2B+14+k+%2B+74=r%5E2\"......eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2=r%5E2\" .....plug in coordinates of the point (\"2\", \"-4\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2+-+4+h+%2B+k%5E2+%2B+8+k+%2B+20=r%5E2\".......eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2B%28y-k%29%5E2=r%5E2\" .....plug in coordinates of the point (\"5\", \"-3\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%285-h%29%5E2%2B%28-3-k%29%5E2=r%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2+-+10+h+%2B+k%5E2+%2B+6+k+%2B+34=r%5E2\".....eq.3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "subtract eq.2 from eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " ......simplify\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2+-+10+h+%2B+k%5E2+%2B+14+k+%2B+74-h%5E2+%2B4+h+-+k%5E2+-+8+k+-+20=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-6h%2B6k%2B54=0\".........simplify, both sides divide by \"6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-h%2Bk%2B9=0\"..........solve for \"k\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"k=h-9\".......eq.1a\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "subtract eq.3 from eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2+-+4+h+%2B+k%5E2+%2B+8+k+%2B+20-%28h%5E2+-+10+h+%2B+k%5E2+%2B+6+k+%2B+34%29=r%5E2-r%5E2\"........simplify
\n" ); document.write( "\"h%5E2+-+4+h+%2B+k%5E2+%2B+8+k+%2B+20-h%5E2+%2B+10+h+-+k%5E2+-+6+k+-+34=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+2k+%2B+6+h++-+14=0\"......simplify\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+k+%2B+3+h++-+7=0\"........solve for \"k\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+k+=7-3h\"......eq.2a\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from eq.1a and eq.2a we have\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h-9=7-3h\"......solve for \"h\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h%2B3h=7%2B9\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4h=16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"h=4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+k+=7-3h\"......eq.2a, substitute \"h\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+k+=7-3%2A4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+k+=7-12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+k+=-5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the center is at (\"4\", \"-5\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "plug it in\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-4%29%5E2%2B%28y-%28-5%29%29%5E2=r%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-4%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B5%29%5E2=r%5E2\"........now use the point (\"2\", \"-4\") to calculate \"r\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-2%29%5E2%2B%281%29%5E2=r%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2B1=r%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2=5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and, your equation is: \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-4%29%5E2%2B%28y-%28-5%29%29%5E2=5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-4%29%5E2%2B%28y%2B5%29%5E2=5\"\r
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