standard_description: Use the structure of an expression to identify ways to rewrite it. For example, see x^(4) – y^(4 )as (x^(2))^(2 )– (y^(2))^(2), thus recognizing it as a difference of squares that can be factored as (x^(2 )– y^(2))(x^(2 )+ y^(2)).
problem_activity: Problem 1
Write an equation that models each point’s distance from the center of the circle, point
$$A$$
.
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Problem 2
A circle has a center at the origin and contains the point (
$$2, \space \sqrt{5}$$
).
Write an equation of the circle.
Identify the radius of this circle.
Name two other points that lie on this circle.


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