SOLUTION: Two lines through the point (1,3) are tangent to the curve y=x^2. find the equations of these two lines and make a sketch to verify your result

SOLUTION: Two lines through the point (1,3) are tangent to the curve y=x^2. find the equations of these two lines and make a sketch to verify your result

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Question 983155: Two lines through the point (1,3) are tangent to the curve y=x^2. find the equations of these two lines and make a sketch to verify your result
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The description is impossible, because the point to be contained on a tangent line must be on the convex side of the parabola. Your given point is on the concave side. A line with that point can be drawn THROUGH the parabola but not tangent to it.
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