Posted by Emily on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 7:09pm.
Since the line is tangent at a point to the circle, then the point lies on the circle. Also, since you know the center, the radius is simply the distance between the points (0,0) and (3,4).
a) So, radius=d=sqrt((3-0)^2+(4-0)^2)=5
b) x^2+y^2=25
c) Observe that the radius is perpendicular to the tangent line. Thus, if you can find the slope using the coordinates of endpoints of the radius (i.e. (0,0) and (3,4)) then the negative reciprocal of this value will give the slope of the tangent line. Answer is -3/4.
d) Since you know the slope (-3/4) and the point (3,4) is on the line, we can use the form y=mx+b. If you go through the motions, you'll find that y=(-3/4)x+(25/4)
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