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How many tangents can be drawn to a circle from a point on the same circle? Justify your answer.

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One and only one tangent can be drawn to a circle from a point on the same circle. The tangent must form a right angle with the radius to that point, and naturally only one ray can form a right angle with the given line segment.

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