ACT Mathematics: Coordinate Plane Quiz

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Find the equation of a tangent line to

y=x^2

for the point

(0,0) ?

y = 3

y = 0

y = 1

y = 8

What is the tangent line equation of

y=x^4+4x

at point

(1,5) ?

y=8x−3

y=8x+3

y=8x−8

y=8x+8

What is the equation of a tangent line to

y=x^2+4x+2

at point (1,7) ?

y=6x+1

y=6x-1

y=6x+5

y=6x+8

Give the equation, in slope-intercept form, of the line tangent to the circle of the equation 

x^2+y^2=225

at the point (12,−9).

y = 4/3x−25

y = 4/3x+25

y = 4/3x−30

y = 4/3x-12

Circle A is centered about the origin and has a radius of 5. What is the equation of the line that is tangent to Circle A at the point (–3,4)?

3x – 4y = –25

3x + 4y = –25

3x – 4y = 25

3x – 4y = 30

A line runs tangent to a circle at the point (4,2). The line runs through the origin. Find the slope of the tangent line.

5

2

0.5

1

Find the slope of the tangent line to y=2x^2−16x+21 where x=2.

24

7

-8

6

There is a circle on a coordinate plain. Its perimeter passes through the point (1,0). At this point meets a tangent line, which also passes through the point (5,7). What is the slope of the line perpindicular to this tangent line?

-7/4

7/6

4/7

-4/7

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Title: ACT Mathematics: Coordinate Plane Quiz
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