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Given: Two distinct circles that are tangent to each other at a common point. How many tangent lines can be drawn that touch both circles?

Given: Two distinct circles that are tangent to each other at a common point. How-example-1

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Answer:

3

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User Ernesto Badillo
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As shown in the model below, there are three lines.
Given: Two distinct circles that are tangent to each other at a common point. How-example-1
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