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The number of tangents that can be drawn to a circle at a point on the circle is ______
(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 1
(D) 0

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(C)
The number of tangents that can be drawn to a circle at a point on the circle is 11. The other lines would be just normal or will act as a chord to the circle at that point.

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