Question

What is the total number of common tangents that can be drawn to the circles?

A. 0
B. 2
C. 1
D. 3

Answer 1

only 1 tangent can drawn to the circle .

Explanation:

Given : Two circle with common one point.

To find : What is the total number of common tangents that can be drawn to the circles

Solution : We have given two circle

A tangent to a circle is a straight line which touches the circle at only one point.

We can see both circle are touching at s single point.

By the definition of tangent: A tangent to a circle is a straight line which touches the circle at only one point.

So, only one common point hence only one tangent can be drawn to the circles.

Therefore, only 1 tangent can drawn to the circle .

Answer 2

When a circle is inside of another circle and touch each other as shown there is 1 common tangent ( where they touch).

The answer is C. 1