SOLUTION: Write an equation for the line tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 17, at the point (4, 1).

SOLUTION: Write an equation for the line tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 17, at the point (4, 1).

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Question 946847: Write an equation for the line tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 17, at the point (4, 1).
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The slope of the tangent line is equal to the derivative at the point.

So at (4,1), the slope is equal to,

Using the point-slope form of a line,

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