In the xy-plane, the point (-2, -3) is the center of a circle. The poi

In the xy-plane, the point (-2, -3) is the center of a circle. The point (-2, 1) lies inside the circle and the point (4, -3) lies outside the circle. If the radius r of the circle is an integer, then r =

A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3
E. 2

The easiest way to solve this question will be just to mark the points on the coordinate plane. You'll see that the distance between the center (-2, -3) and the point inside the circle (-2, 1) is 4 units (both points are on x=-2 line so the distance will simply be 1-(-3)=4) so the radius must be more than 4, and the distance between the center (-2, -3) and the point outside the circle (4, -3) is 6 units (both points are on y=-3 line so the distance will simply be 4-(-2)=6) so the radius must be less then 6 --> 4<r<6, thus as r is an integer then r=5.

Answer: B.

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