Courtney Maestas

Signature Assignment - Circles

Math 1050

● We will first begin by sketching two given tangent lines:

 ● Lets take a look at the first equation.

As you can see, this equation is already in slope intercept form. Therefore, the slope is

We will use this information to find the slope of its perpendicular line. Since
perpendicular lines have opposite slopes, we will change the sign and take the reciprocal
in order to determine that the slope of the perpendicular line is:

● We can now begin to create the equation for our radius.

Now, it’s time to solve for b, which is the Y intercept of this line.

Utilizing the given point (0,5) we will substitute these points into the equation and solve
for B.

B=5

We’re now able to tell that the radius is along the line:

● We will now repeat the process for the second given equation:
Again, we will begin by determining the slope. Start by rewriting the equation so it is in
y=mx+b form.
The equation should read as follows:

You will proceed by solving the equation as normal. You should turn out with

As we did earlier, we will use this to find the slope of the perpendicular line. The slope of the
perpendicular line is:

Take your new information, and solve the equation for b.

Utilize the given points (6,5) and solve for b.

B=-3

Combind your new information to create the new equation of:

● Graph your new equations. You’ll notice that both of these two radius lines intersect, this
is the center of the circle.
● Review the graph and determine the point of intersection.

These two lines intersect at points (3,1). This is the center of the circle.

● Notice that we have points on the circle. I picked the points (0,5) to use.

● Utilizing the points (3,1) and (0,5) use the distance formula to find the distance between
these two points.

After evaluating, you should come up with the distance as 5.

● We finally have all the necessary information. Now, we will put each piece into the
standard equation of a circle.