Question

HELPP PLEASEE ��2222 is the diameter of a circle. The coordinates are �(−2, −3) and �(−12, −5). At what coordinate is the center of the circle located? A. (5, 1) B. (−5, −1) C. (−4, −7) D. (−7, −4)

Answer 1

(-7, -4) which is your answer D in the list of options

Explanation:

The center of the circle should be located half way in between the given points on the plane.

Then the center ahs to be located half way for the x coordinates of both points:

half way between -12 and -2 (notice that there is a difference of 10 units between them), therefore half way would be at 5 units to the right from the furthest point, that is -12 + 5 = -7

Similarly, for the y coordinate, we see that the difference is between -5 and -3 (a difference of two units) therefore the center point will be located half way (that is one unit) up from the lowest y coordinate: -5 + 1 = -4

Then the center of the circle is located at (-7, -4)