Algebra 2 (1st Edition)

Published by McDougal Littell
ISBN 10: 0618595414
ISBN 13: 978-0-61859-541-9

Chapter 9 Quadratic Relations and Conic Sections - 9.3 Graph and Write Equations of Circles - 9.3 Exercises - Skill Practice - Page 630: 54

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Work Step by Step

From geometry, a line tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency. The radius with endpoint $(2,-3)$ has slope $m=\frac{0+3}{0-2}=-\frac{3}{2}$, so the slope of the tangent line at $(2, -3)$ is the negative reciprocal of $\frac{2}{3}$. An equation of the tangent line is as follows: $$y+3=\frac{2}{3}(x-2)\\y=\frac{2}{3}x-\frac{13}{3}$$
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