What is the distance from a point on the x axis to the centre of a circle when a tangent line at the point 3 4 meets the circle of x2 plus y2 -2x -6y plus 5 equals 0?
Circle equation: x^2 +y^2 -2x -6y +5 = 0Completing the squares: (x-1)^2 +(y-3)^2 = 5Centre of circle: (1, 3)Tangent line meets the x-axis at: (0, 5)Distance from (0, 5) to (1, 3) = 5 units using the distanceformula