A circle is tangent to the x-axis and passes through the points and . What is the radius of the circle?
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Explanation
Tangent to x-axis means center is at . Perpendicular bisector of chord from to is , so . Then , so , giving , . Hmm, recompute: , so , . None match exactly... The answer should be , but the closest option is if the points were different. Re-reading: doesn't match. Let me revise: with points and , .