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Answer:

(-2, 2)

Explanation:

You want the circumcenter of the triangle with vertices A(2, -3), B(2, 7), and C(-6, -3).

Circumcenter

The circumcenter is the center of the circle that circumscribes the triangle. Here, the triangle is a right triangle, so the circumcenter is the midpoint of the hypotenuse.

Midpoint

The midpoint of segment BC is the average of the coordinates of B and C:

X = (B +C)/2 = ((2, 7) +(-6, -3))/2 = (2 -6, 7 -3)/2 = (-4, 4)/2

X = (-2, 2)

The circumcenter is (-2, 2).

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Additional comment

The right angle subtends an arc of twice its measure, 180°, so the circumscribed triangle occupies a semicircle, and the hypotenuse is a diameter. That puts the center of the circle at the midpoint of the hypotenuse.

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