Susan knows that the coordinates of the center of a circle and a point on the circle are (-3, 2) and (10, -2), but she can't remember which coordinate pair is which. What could be an equation of the circle? Explain your answer.

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  (x +3)² +(y -2)² = 185

  (x -10)² +(y +2)² = 185

Step-by-step explanation:

One possible equation comes from using one of the points as center. The other possible equation comes from using the other point as center.

The radius can be found from the distance formula:

  r² = (x2-x1)² +(y2-y1)² = (10-(-3))² +(2-(-2))² = 169 +16 = 185

The circle formula is ...

  (x -h)² +(y -k)² = r² . . . . . . for center (h, k) and radius r

The above equations and the ones shown in the attachment are possibilities.

the answer is b: 18

step-by-step explanation:

use the pythagorean theorem to .

a^2+b^2=c^2

plug 18 for "r"

the 2 legs are 18 and 24

18^2+24^2=c^2

324+576=c^2

900=c^2

c=30

30-12=18

18 is the radius

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