SOLUTION: find the equation of the tangents to the circle x2 +y2=9 with slope 1

SOLUTION: find the equation of the tangents to the circle x2 +y2=9 with slope 1

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Question 1040185: find the equation of the tangents to the circle x2 +y2=9 with slope 1
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the derivative.

So when , the derivative (which is the slope of the tangent line) is equal to 1.
To find the points, plug this into the original equation.

Then using the point-slope form,

and

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