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What is the general form of the equation of a circle at (-2,1) and passing through (-4,1)?

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The general form of the equation of a circle with radius ' r '
and centered at (a, b) is

(x - a)² + (y - b)² = r²

I'm pretty sure that your circle is not "at (-2,1)".
I'm going to approach your question assuming that
the circle's center is there.

Since the circle's center is at (-2, 1), the left side of its equation is

(x + 2)² + (y - 1)² = .

The distance from the center to (-4, 1) is the circle's radius.

That distance is 2, so the right side of the equation is

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