Find a center of circle given a point and radius

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Hi all,

How do I find the center of a circle given a point (tangent to the circle) and the radius.

Thanks,
CG
 
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cg76 said:
Hi all,

How do I find the center of a circle given a point (tangent to the circle) and the radius.

Thanks,
CG

What does that mean? Any point on a tangent or the point of contact of tangent and circle?
 
This problem does not have a single solution, instead, the solution of where the center of the circle could be is a circle in itself; in other words, the locus of the solution is a circle with center at the point given.
 
cg76 said:
Hi all,

How do I find the center of a circle given a point (tangent to the circle) and the radius.

Thanks,
CG

A point cannot be tangent to a circle, so it's not clear what you are talking about
 
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