How do you determine of the tangent line at the point (4,3) that lies on...
Ella Moon
Answered question
2022-02-11
How do you determine of the tangent line at the point (4,3) that lies on the circle ?
Answer & Explanation
ashuhra6e
Beginner2022-02-12Added 15 answers
First, confirm that the point (4,3) is on the circle: .
Next, find by implicitly assuming y is a function of x, using the Chain Rule, and then doing some algebra:
so that .
The slope of the tangent line to the circle at the point (x,y)=(4,3) is therefore
This means the equation of the tangent line to the circle at that point can be written as , which can also be written as .