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3 years ago

Find equation tangent to a circle at given point

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the equation of the tangent line must be passed on a point A (a,b) and perpendicular to the radius of the circle. 
I will take an example for a clear explanation:
let x² + y² = 4 is the equation of the circle, its center is C(0,0). And we assume that the tangent line passes to the point A(2.3).

since the tangent passes to the A(2,3), the line must be perpendicular to the radius of the circle.

Let's find the equation of the line parallel to the radius.

The line passes to the A(2,3) and C (0,0). y= ax+b is the standard form of the equation. AC(-2, -3) is a vector parallel to CM(x, y).

det(AC, CM)= -2y +3x =0, is the equation of the line // to the radius.

let's find the equation of the line perpendicular to this previous line.

let M a point which lies on the line. so MA.AC=0 (scalar product),

it is (2-x, 3-y) . (-2, -3)= -4+4x + -9+3y=4x +3y -13=0 is the equation of tangent

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