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Grade 10Analytical Geometry

6. The number of common tangents that can be drawn to the circle

x2 + y2 - 4x - 6y – 3 = 0 and x2 + y2 + 2x + 2y + 1 = 0 is

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

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12 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Jitender Singh
12 Years ago
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Both circles are intersecting with each other, only two common tangents are possible.
TangentsEquation:
x+2 =0
y+1 =0
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