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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.

Chapter 3 – Circle – Text Book Solution

Problem Set 3 | Q 1.05 | Page 83

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