Common Tangents

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Common Tangents: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Common Tangents to Two Circles, Number of Common Tangents to Two Circles and, Types of Common Tangents to Two Circles

Important Questions on Common Tangents

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If the two circles touch each other internally, then the number of common tangents is two.

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The centres of both the circles lie on the opposite sides of the transverse common tangent.

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If the two circles touch each other externally, then the number of common tangents is two.

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The maximum number of tangents that can be drawn to a circle from a point outside the circle is one.

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A circle can have at most how many parallel tangents.

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Two circles touch each other externally, maximum number of common tangents to the two circles is