Saturday, March 21, 2015

Find the tangent lines to the given circle as directed. x^2+y^2=34 at (-3,5).

Given the equation of the line
:


x^2 + y^2 = 34


We need to
find the tangent line at the point ( -3,5)


First we will
differentiate with respect to x.


==> 2x + 2yy' =
0


==> 2yy' =
-2x


==> y' =
-2x/2y


==> y' =
-x/y


Now we will substitute with the point (-3,5) to find
the slope.


==> m = y' = -(-3)/5 =
3/5


Then the equation of the line is given by
:


y-y1 = m(x-x1)


==>
y-5 = (3/5) (x+3)


==> y= (3/5)x + 9/5 +
5


==> y= (3/5)x +
34/5


Then the equation of the line
is:


==> 5y - 3x -34 = 0

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