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Question 460801: Please help me with this math problem...im studying for a test..
If the endpoints of a diameter of a circle are (4,3)and (-3,5), what is the equation of the circle?
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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The distance between the two points is . Hence the radius is sqrt%2853%29%2F2. The center is the midpoint of the two endpoints: (1/2, 4). Then the standard equation of the circle is %28x-1%2F2%29%5E2+%2B+%28y-4%29%5E2+=+53%2F4.