Gujarati
10-1.Circle and System of Circles
hard

The number of common tangents to two circles ${x^2} + {y^2} = 4$ and ${x^2} - {y^2} - 8x + 12 = 0$ is

A

$1$

B

$2$

C

$3$

D

$4$

Solution

(c) Here ${C_1} = (0,\;0),\;{r_1} = 2,\;{C_2} = (4,\;0)$, ${r_2} = 2$

Here ${C_1}{C_2} = 4 = {r_1} + {r_2}$.

Thus two circles touch externally,

Hence, the number of common tangents is $ 3$.

Standard 11
Mathematics

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