Problem 44910. Find the centre of an arc and its radius

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Rafael S.T. Vieira on 31 Oct 2020

This problem does not have an unique solution. Unless the angle between two points on an arc is 180 degrees, there is always two possible positions for the center. The problem should specifiy which is the right one, or accept both answers. I solved it using the center with the smallest distance to the origin.

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