document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1052958>Question 1052958</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A theorem from geometry states that a line passing through the center of a circle and through a point P on the circle is perpendicular to the tangent line at P. (See the figure.) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) If the coordinates of P are (3, 6) and the coordinates of c are (2, 5), what is the equation of the tangent line?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) What are the intercepts of the tangent line?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #668249 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=668249\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which point is which?  P, (3,6) ON the circle; C, (2,5) CENTER of the circle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What do you know about perpendicular lines and given points?  Formula for slope and the point-slope equation of a line?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution without discussion:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the intercepts on the axes. </SPAN>\n" );
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