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A circle has a diameter with endpoints of (-2, 8) and (6, 4). What is the center of the circle?

User DerM
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2,6 should be correct
User Ricky Clarkson
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The midpoint of the two points will be the center of the circle. The midpoint is simply the average of the endpoints coordinates...

((6-2)/2, (4+8)/2)

(2, 6) is the center of the circle.
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