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Question
Find the equation of the circle passing through the points:
(0, 0), (−2, 1) and (−3, 2)
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Solution
Let the required circle be
It passes through (0, 0), (−2, 1) and (−3, 2).
Substituting the coordinates of these points in equation (1):
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