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Number of Tangents Drawn from a Given Point

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Question

There are two circles with centres $c_{1} & c_{2}$ with having radii $3 c m$ . Distance between their centres is $8 c m$
How many common tangents can be drawn?

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Solution

The correct option is C $4$
4 common tangents can be drawn to the given circles.
So, option C is correct.

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