Math, asked by Hensi43, 1 year ago

how many common tangents can be drawn to two circles touching each other externally

Parthdhami: 3 tangent

bhumit91: how

Roshnidas123: it should be 4

bhumit91: yaa it is 4

Roshnidas123: When two circles touch each other externally, 3 common tangents can be drawn to the circles. When two circle neither touch nor intersect and one lies outside the other, then 4 common tangents can be drawn.

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Answered by bhumit91

we can draw only 4 tangents...

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Hensi43: ??

bhumit91: pic of the tangent

Hensi43: read the question again

Roshnidas123: Your diagram is wrong....the Q. asks for two circles

bhumit91: ooooo

bhumit91: I don't read it..

Hensi43: yah

bhumit91: my mistake

Hensi43: roshnidas can u help me

Parthdhami: and in one circle,you can draw infinite tangents not 4 ok.bhumit

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