JEE Main 2015MathematicsCircleNumber Of Common Tangents And Position Of Two CirclemediumMCQ

JEE Main 2015Circle Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2015 (Offline)

Question

The number of common tangents to the circles and is :

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Correct answer
A

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Center, and Radius, units



Center, and Radius, units

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JEE Main 2015 (Offline) Mathematics - Circle Question 145 English Explanation
Therefore there are three common tangents.

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