SOLUTION: which has its center at the point (4:3)and touches the starting line 5x - 12y -10=0

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Question 1132079: which has its center at the point (4:3)and touches the starting line 5x - 12y -10=0
Answer by ikleyn(52878)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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    Find the radius of the circle, which has the center at the point (4,3) and

    touches the straight line  5x - 12 - 10 = 0.



Solution

All you need to do is to find the distance from the point (4,3) to the given straight line  5x - 12y - 10 = 0.


There is a remarkable formula which ideally suits for this need.


    Let the straight line in a coordinate plane is defined in terms of its linear equation 

         a*x + b*y + c = 0,

    where "a", "b" and "c" are real numbers, and let P = (,) be the point in the coordinate plane. 

    Then the distance from the point P to the straight line is equal to

        d = .


Regarding this formula, see the lesson
    The distance from a point to a straight line in a coordinate plane
in this site.


Substitute the given data  a= 5, b= -12, c= -10,   = 4,  = 3  into the formula to get the distance under the question

     =  = 2.


Answer.  The radius of the circle is 2 units.

Solved.


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