A cell phone company is looking to place a new tower to service 3 cities. In order for it to best service each city, it needs to

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A cell phone company is looking to place a new tower to service 3 cities. In order for it to best service each city, it needs to

be equidistant from all 3 cities. What mathematical concept could they use to find a location that is equidistant from all 3 cities? Why is this a good method?

Mathematics

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AlladinOne [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-17T03:47:32+03:00

A circle is a collection of points all of which are on the circumference of the circle. If you use algebra and (x-h)^2 + (y-k)^2 = r^2 and the info contained in the coordinates (x,y) of each city, you can find h, k and r. Then r is the (equal) distance between each city and the center of the circle, where the new tower will be built.