SOLUTION: Find the radius of the circle using these three points: (8,-5),(10,-7),(6,-7) and a center of (8,-7),please help,thanks.

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Question 372607: Find the radius of the circle using these three points: (8,-5),(10,-7),(6,-7) and a center of (8,-7),please help,thanks.
Answer by Jk22(389) About Me  (Show Source):
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Circle : (8,-5),(10,-7),(6,-7) and a center of (8,-7)

Assuming it is a circle : we can take the distance between any point and the center : |(8,-7)-(6,-7)| = |(2,0)| = Sqrt(2^2+0)= Sqrt(4) = 2

it is easily verifiable that all 2 other points give the same distance.