document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=916882>Question 916882</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation of the line that is tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 25 at the point \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of the tangent to a circle about the Origin at point (x,y) is -x/y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use that and y = mx + b, or <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - y1 = m*(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get the equation.<BR>\n" );
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