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32Radius from two points

A circle in the xy-plane has center (−2, 5) and passes through (4, −3). What is the radius of the circle?

The radius is 10. Using the distance formula between the center (−2, 5) and the point (4, −3): differences are 6 and −8, so r = √(36+64) = √100 = 10.

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