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Firdavs [7]
3 years ago
15

The line L is a tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 45 at the point (-3, 6).

Mathematics
1 answer:
Iteru [2.4K]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

The point P is (-15,0).

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to find the slope of the line L to get the coordinates of P.

We know that L is tangent to the circle at point (-3, 6), which means L is perpendicular to the radius of the circle (a line between the origin (0,0) and the tangent point (-3,6))

So let's find the slope or the radius.

m_{R}=\frac{6-0}{-3-0}    

m_{R}=-2

Now, we know that if two lines are perpendiculars their slopes follow the rule:

m_{L}=-\frac{1}{m_{R}}  

m_{L}=\frac{1}{2}  

Knowing the slope of L we can find the equation of this line. The slope-intercept equation of a line is:

y=mx+b

y=\frac{1}{2}x+b

Using the point (-3,6) we can find b.

6=\frac{1}{2}(-3)+b

b=\frac{15}{2}

The line equation will be:

y=\frac{1}{2}x+\frac{15}{2}

The point P has only an x-coordinate value (x,0)

So we have:

0=\frac{1}{2}x+\frac{15}{2}

x=-15

Therefore, the point P is (-15,0).

I hope it helps you!

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