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The vertices of a triangle are the points of intersection of the line y = -x-1, the line x=2, and \(y = \frac{1}{5}x+\frac{13}{5}.\) Find an equation of the circle passing through all three vertices.

 Jul 31, 2020
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Have you worked out what the vertices are yet?  

 Jul 31, 2020
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They are (2, 3); (-3, 2); and (2, -3)

envoy  Jul 31, 2020
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Here is a picture and text to show you how to do it.

 

http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/QQ/database/QQ.09.07/s/kathryn1.html

 Aug 1, 2020

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