Gujarati
10-1.Circle and System of Circles
hard

The number of common tangents to the circles ${x^2} + {y^2} - 4x - 6y - 12 = 0$ and ${x^2} + {y^2} + 6x + 18y + 26 = 0$ is

A

$1$

B

$2$

C

$3$

D

$4$

Solution

(c) Centres of circles are ${C_1}(2,\;3)$ and ${C_2}( – 3,\; – 9)$ and their radii are ${r_1} = 5$ and ${r_2} = 8$.

Obviously ${r_1} + {r_2} = {C_1}{C_2}$

$i.e.$, circles touch each other externally.

Hence there are three common tangents.

Standard 11
Mathematics

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