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Which of the following statements are true?
1) No tangents can be drawn to a circle from an interior point.
2) Only two tangents, at most, can be drawn to a circle from an exterior point.

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Only 1
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Only 2
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Both 1 and 2
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Neither 1 nor 2
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Solution

The correct option is C Both 1 and 2
An interior point is a point that lies inside the circle. Since a tangent has to touch the circle at only one point no matter how long it is extended on either side, a tangent is not possible from an interior point; as any line through an interior point will cut the circle in two distinct points.


An exterior point is a point that lies outside the circle. A maximum of two tangents can be drawn from an exterior point to a circle.

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