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10-1.Circle and System of Circles
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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.
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