JEE Main 2012 — Circle Question with Solution
JEE Main 2012 (26 May Online)
Question
The number of common tangents of the circles given by and is
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Correct answer
Ctwo
Step-by-step explanation
Given circles are and Their centres and radius are
Now,
Since,
Number of common tangents
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