Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 1 - Section 1.9 - Distance and Midpoint Formulas; Circles - Exercise Set - Page 281: 77

Answer

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Work Step by Step

A circle can be defined as all points in a 2-dimensional plane with a constant distance (the radius) to a fixed point (the center). Using the distance formula, the equation of a circle can be formed as the sum of squares of the differences of the horizontal and vertical coordinates from a point on the circle to the center, and letting the sum be equal to the square of the radius.
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