If two circles are touching externally, how many common tangents of them can be drawn?
One
Two
Three
Four
Chapter 3 – Circle – Text Book Solution
Problem Set 3 | Q 1.05 | Page 83
Four alternative answers for the following question is given. Choose the correct alternative. If two circles are touching externally, how many common tangents of them can be drawn?
One
Two
Three
Four
solution
If two circles touch each other externally, then three common tangents can drawn to the circles.
Hence, the correct answer isThree .
Explanation:-
If two circles touch each other externally, they have a common external tangent, a common internal tangent, and a common transverse tangent. Therefore, three common tangents can be drawn to the circles. Hence, the correct answer is Three.