Grace S.

asked • 11/07/19

Find the equation of the circle that is tangent to the line x=8 that has a center at (-5, 10)

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Faizah A.

Im sorry, but can you show how do you get 13 for distance?
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11/03/20

Blue B.

To get 13 for distance: you make graph and draw line x=8 and draw the center of (-5,10). The horizontal distance between the center and x=8 is 13 units. If you can see, since the center is (-5,10), this means that the radius, which extends to the line x=8 has to be equal to 13 units :)
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02/23/21

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