Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Graphs and Functions - 2.2 Circles - 2.2 Exercises - Page 202: 58

Answer

$(x+2)^2+(y+1)^2=41$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Given two endpoints $(3,-5),(-7,3)$ of a diameter, we can find the midpoint (center of the circle) as $(\frac{3-7}{2},\frac{-5+3}{2})$ or $(-2, -1)$ Step 2. The radius can be found as $r=\sqrt {(-2-3)^2+(-1-(-5))^2}=\sqrt {41}$ Step 3. We can write the equation of the circle as $(x+2)^2+(y+1)^2=41$
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