Find the radius of the circle as shown in the figure above.
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Let the circle be x 2 + y 2 = r 2 as shown, where r is its radius. Let the coordinates of B be ( a , b ) . Then by Pythagorean theorem:
⎩ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎧ a 2 + b 2 = r 2 ( a + 1 6 ) 2 + b 2 = r 2 ( a − 9 ) 2 + ( b + 1 5 ) 2 = r 2 . . . ( 1 ) . . . ( 2 ) . . . ( 3 )
( 2 ) − ( 1 ) : 3 2 a + 1 6 2 ⟹ a = 0 = − 8
( 3 ) − ( 1 ) : − 1 8 a + 8 1 + 3 0 b + 2 2 5 ⟹ b = 0 = − 1 5 Note that a = − 8
From ( 1 ) : r = a 2 + b 2 = ( − 8 ) 2 + ( − 1 5 ) 2 = 1 7 .