Analyzing Tangent Lines to a Circle
Oct 21, 2023
Consider a circle with a radius of 3 centered at (0,5). Solve the following problems about this circle and its tangent lines.
- State the equation for this circle and differentiate it.
- Find two points with a y-value less than 5 such that the slope of the tangent line at one of these points is 1 and is -1 at the other point. Determine where these tangent lines intersect each other and where they intersect the x-axis. Is there anything in particular that you notice?
- Prove that for each tangent line on this circle, there is exactly one parallel tangent line.
- When do two tangent lines intersect on the y-axis? State a function for the y-value at which tangent lines intersect when they intersect on the y-axis.