SOLUTION: Find the equations of the two tangent lines to f(x)=x^2 that pass through the point (-1,3), a point not on the graph of f.

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Question 1191687: Find the equations of the two tangent lines to f(x)=x^2 that pass through the point (-1,3), a point not on the graph of f.
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The problem is faulty.

The given point is "inside" the parabola; all tangent lines to a parabola lie completely outside the parabola.