document.write( "Question 936969: Find the equation of the circle with center (-4,-5) and tangent to the line 2x+7y-10=0? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #570406 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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If it's tangent to the line, then a line from the center point to the intersection point is perpendicular to the tangent line.
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B7y=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7y=-2x%2B10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%282%2F7%29x%2B10%2F7\"
\n" ); document.write( "The perpendicular line would have a slope of
\n" ); document.write( "\"m%28-2%2F7%29=-1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"m=7%2F2\" Slope of the perpendicular line
\n" ); document.write( "since perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals.
\n" ); document.write( "Using the point,
\n" ); document.write( "\"y-%28-5%29=%287%2F2%29%28x-%28-4%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2B5=%287%2F2%29%28x%2B4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2B5=%287%2F2%29x%2B14\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%287%2F2%29x%2B9\" Equation of the perpendicular line
\n" ); document.write( "Find the intersection point of the two lines.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%287%2F2%29x%2B9=-%282%2F7%29x%2B10%2F7\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by 14.
\n" ); document.write( "\"49x%2B126=-4x%2B20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"53x=-106\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%287%2F2%29%28-2%29%2B9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-7%2B9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "The distance from (-4,-5) to (-2,2) is the radius of the circle.
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5E2=%28-2-%28-4%29%29%5E2%2B%282-%28-5%29%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5E2=%28-2%2B4%29%5E2%2B%282%2B5%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5E2=2%5E2%2B7%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5E2=4%2B49\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5E2=53\"
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