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Find The Center Of A Circle Through 3 Points
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Description: An illustration showing how to find the center of a circle which will pass through three given points A, B, and C. "With B as a center, draw the arc DEFG; and with the same radius and A as a center, draw the cross arcs D and F; also with C as a center, draw the cross arcs E and G. Join D and F, and also E and G, and the crossing o is the required center of the circle."
Source: Albert A. Hopkins Scientific America: Handy Book Of Facts And Formulas (New York: Munn & Co., Inc., 1918) 35
Keywords: geometric construction, construct, geometry, circle, center through three points, centers, circles
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