Circle: Center given, passing through a point: Find the equation of the circle with center at (4, -5) and passing through (2, -1).
With these conditions given, we can determine the radius by finding the distance between the center and the point on the circle. From the definition of distance, we get
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We can now substitute into the equation of the circle with the coordinates of the center as h and k: h = 4, k = -5:
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