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Question
Number of circles that can be drawn through three non-collinear points is
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Solution
Suppose we are given three non-collinear points as A, B and C
1. Join A and B.
2. Join B and C.
3. Draw perpendicular bisector of AB and BC which meet at O as centre of the circle.
So basically we can only draw one circle passing through three non-collinear points A, B and C.
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