A circle with center (3, 2) contains the point (5, 6). Find an equation of the circle.

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A circle with center (3, 2) contains the point (5, 6). Find an equation of the circle.
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The Center of the circle is (3,2) and the circle passes through the point (5,6).

If we find out the radius of the circle after that we can easily find equation of the circle.

 

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