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The equation of a circle whose center is at ( 4,0 ) and radius is length 2 ( square root ) 3

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The equation of such a circle, described as
set forth in the question, is

(x-4)² + y² = 12 .


User Marco Eckstein
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The equation of a circle:

(x-h)^2+(y-k)^2=r^2
(h,k) - the coordinates of the center
r - the radius

The center is (4,0), the length of the radius is 2√3.

(x-4)^2+(y-0)^2=(2√(3))^2 \\ \boxed{(x-4)^2+y^2=12}
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