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From Tangent to Circle (Posted on 2017-01-04)

The line Ax+By=C (with C nonzero) is tangent to some circle centered at the origin.

What is the radius of that circle in terms of A, B, and C?
What is the point of tangency in terms of A, B, and C?

No Solution Yet Submitted by Brian Smith

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Subject	Author	Date
re: Alternate solution	Steve Herman	2017-01-06 08:47:19
Alternate solution	Jer	2017-01-05 14:31:47
re: solution for part 2; outline for part 1	Steve Herman	2017-01-04 16:45:34
solution for part 2; outline for part 1	Charlie	2017-01-04 13:38:09

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