Question

How many tangents can be drawn on the circle of radius $5\text{cm}$ from a point lying outside the circle at distance $9\text{cm}$ from the center.

Answer 1

Number of tangents that can be drawn to a circle from a point lying outside the circle is two.

Since, distance between the center and the point ($9\text{cm}$) is greater than the radius ($5\text{cm}$), the point lies outside the circle. Hence, two tangents can be drawn on the circle.