Gujarati
10-1.Circle and System of Circles
normal

The number of tangents that can be drawn from $(0, 0)$ to the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} + 2x + 6y - 15 = 0$ is

A

None

B

One

C

Two

D

Infinite

Solution

(a) Since ${S_1} < 0$.

Point lies inside the circle, hence no tangent can be drawn.

Standard 11
Mathematics

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