\begin{tikzpicture} [+preamble] \usepackage{pgfplots} \pgfplotsset{compat=newest} [/preamble] \pgfmathsetmacro{\tangentpoint}{sqrt(19)}% \begin{axis}[ ticks=none, xmin=-1.5, xmax=1.5, ymin=-1.5, ymax=1.5, axis equal, axis lines=middle, xlabel=$x$, ylabel=$y$, disabledatascaling] \draw[solid] (0,0) circle (1); \path [draw=none,fill=white, fill opacity = 0] (0,0) circle (1); \draw (0,0)--(0.9,\tangentpoint/10); \draw[domain=0.25:1.5,smooth,variable=\x,OrangeRed,thick] plot ({\x},{(-9*\tangentpoint)*\x/19+(10*\tangentpoint)/19}); \end{axis} \end{tikzpicture}