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: 55

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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 $(-5,3)$ has slope $m=\frac{0-3}{0+5}=-\frac{3}{5}$, so the slope of the tangent line at $(-5, 3)$ is the negative reciprocal of $\frac{-3}{5}$. An equation of the tangent line is as follows: $$y-3=\frac{5}{3}(x+5)\\y=\frac{5}{3}x+\frac{34}{3}$$
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