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Well, since a tangent line touches a line in one spot, the Y axis could be considered tangent to the X axis.

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Find the differential equation of all circles tangent to y-axis?

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What is the distance from a point on the x axis to the center of the circle x2 plus y2 -2x -6y plus 5 equals 0 when the tangent of the circle is at 3 4?

If I understand your question you are asking for the distance from the point of intersection of the x-axis and the tangent to the circle at (3, 4) to the centre of the circle.To solve this you need to:Find the centre of the circle (X, Y) - a circle with equation (x - X)² + (y - Y)² = r² has a centre of (X, Y) and radius r;Find the slope m of the radius from the centre of the circle and the point of contact of the tangent;Use the slope m of the radius to calculate the slope m' of the tangent - the slopes of two perpendicular lines is such that mm' = -1;Use the slope-point equation of a line to find the equation of the tangent - a line with slope m through point (X, Y) has equation: y - Y = m(x - X);Find the point where this line crosses the x-axisUse Pythagoras to find the distance from this point to the centre of the circle.Have a go before reading the solution belowHint: You need to complete the squares in x and y to rearrange the equation for the circle into the form in step 1.---------------------------------------------------------------------1. Find the centre of the circle x² + y² - 2x - 6y + 5 = 0x² + y² - 2x - 6y + 5 = 0→ x² - 2x + y² - 6y + 5 = 0→ (x - 2/2)² - (2/2)² + (y - 6/2)² - (6/2)² + 5 = 0→ (x - 1)² - 1 + (y - 3)² - 9 + 5 = 0→ (x - 1)² + (y - 3)² = 5→ centre of circle is at (1, 3)2. Find the slope of the radius to (3, 4)slope = change_in_y/change_in_x→ m = (4 - 3)/ (3 - 1)= 1/23. Calculate the slope of the tangentmm' = -1→ m' = -1/m= -1(1/2)= -2→ slope of tangent is -24. Find the equation of the tangenty - 4 = -2(x - 3)→ y - 4 = -2x + 6→ y + 2x = 105. Find the point where the tangent crosses the x-axisx-axis is the line y = 0→ y + 2x = 10→ 0 + 2x = 10→ 2x = 10→ x = 5→ tangent crosses x-axis at (5, 0)6. Find the distance using Pythagorasdistance = √(difference_in_x² + difference_in_y²)= √((5 - 1)² + (3 - 0)²)= √(4² + 3²)= √(16 + 9)= √25= 5→ The distance from the intersection of the x-axis and the tangent to the circle x² + y² - 2x - 6y + 5 = 0 at (3, 4) to the centre of that circle is 5 units.