Problems from Circumference that goes through 3 given points

Find the circumference that goes through points a=(2,0), b=(2,3) and c=(1,3).

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We replace them in the general equation of the circumference x2+y2+Ax+By+C=0. Thereby we obtain:

{22+0+2A+0+C=022+32+2A+3B+C=012+32+A+3B+C=0}{4+2A=C13+2A+3B+C=010+A+3B+C=0 We solve the system and get: {A=3B=3C=2 And we have the equation x2+y23x3y+2=0

Solution:

x2+y23x3y+2=0

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