SOLUTION: Point C is located at the origin and is the center of a circle. Line l is tangent to the circle containing C at (-4,3) What is the slope of line l and write an equation for line l?

SOLUTION: Point C is located at the origin and is the center of a circle. Line l is tangent to the circle containing C at (-4,3) What is the slope of line l and write an equation for line l?

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Question 863577: Point C is located at the origin and is the center of a circle. Line l is tangent to the circle containing C at (-4,3) What is the slope of line l and write an equation for line l?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You want the line containing (-4,3) and perpendicular to the line defined by (0,0) and (-4,3). You do not need anything fancier such as the equation of the circle nor the use of Distance Formula.
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