Equation of circle: x^2 +y^2 -8x+4y = 30
Completing the squares: (x-4)^2 +(y+2)^2 = 50
Center of circle: (4, -2)
Point of contact: (-1, 3)
Slope of radius: (-2-3)/(4--1) = -1
Slope of tangent line: 1
Equation of tangent line: y-3 = 1(x--1) => y = x+4
Equation of circle: x^2 +y^2 -8x -16y -209 = 0 Completing the squares: (x-4)^2 +(y-8)^2 = 289 Radius of circle: 17 Center of circle: (4, 8) Point of contact: (21, 8) Slope of radius: 0 Slope of tangent line: 0 Equation of tangent line: x = 21 which means it touches the circle at (21, 0) which is a straight vertical line parallel to the y axis
Point of contact: (21, 8) Equation of circle: x^2 -y^2 -8x -16y -209 = 0 Completing the squares: (x-4)^2 +(y-8)^2 = 289 Centre of circle: (4, 8) and its radius is 17 Slope of radius: 0 Slope of tangent: 0 Tangent equation of the circle: x = 21 meaning that the tangent line is parallel to the y axis and that the radius is parallel to the x axis.
Circle equation: x^2 +y^2 -8x +4y = 30 Tangent line equation: y = x+4 Centre of circle: (4, -2) Slope of radius: -1 Radius equation: y--2 = -1(x-4) => y = -x+2 Note that this proves that tangent of a circle is always at right angles to its radius
Type your answer here. Find the radius for a circle with the equation x2 plus y2 equals 9? ..
False.
Equation of circle: x^2 +y^2 -8x -16y -209 = 0 Completing the squares: (x-4)^2 +(y-8)^2 = 289 Radius of circle: 17 Center of circle: (4, 8) Point of contact: (21, 8) Slope of radius: 0 Slope of tangent line: 0 Equation of tangent line: x = 21 which means it touches the circle at (21, 0) which is a straight vertical line parallel to the y axis
Point of contact: (21, 8) Equation of circle: x^2 -y^2 -8x -16y -209 = 0 Completing the squares: (x-4)^2 +(y-8)^2 = 289 Centre of circle: (4, 8) and its radius is 17 Slope of radius: 0 Slope of tangent: 0 Tangent equation of the circle: x = 21 meaning that the tangent line is parallel to the y axis and that the radius is parallel to the x axis.
The tangent equation that touches the circle 2x^2 +2y^2 -8x -5y -1 = 0 at the point of (1, -1) works out in its general form as: 4x +9y +5 = 0
It is the Cartesian equation of an ellipse.
8
It's possible
Circle equation: x^2 +y^2 -8x +4y = 30 Tangent line equation: y = x+4 Centre of circle: (4, -2) Slope of radius: -1 Radius equation: y--2 = -1(x-4) => y = -x+2 Note that this proves that tangent of a circle is always at right angles to its radius
Equation of circle: x^2 +y^2 -8x -y +5 = 0Completing the squares: (x-4)^2 +(y-0.5)^2 = 11.25Centre of circle: (4, 0.5)Slope of radius: -1/2Slope of tangent: 2Equation of tangent: y-2 = 2(x-1) => y = 2xNote that the above proves the tangent of a circle is always at right angles to its radius
Type your answer here. Find the radius for a circle with the equation x2 plus y2 equals 9? ..
Center of circle: (2, 5) Point of contact with the x axis: (2, 0) Distance from (2, 5) to (2, 0) equals 5 which is the radius of the circle Equation of the circle: (x-2)^2 +(y-5)^2 = 25
False.
Radius = 1111