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AP EAMCET · Maths · Circle

If the circles \(x^2+y^2=9\) and \(x^2+y^2-8 x-6 y+n^2=0, n \in \mathbb{Z}\) have exactly two common tangents, then the number of values for \(n\) is

  1. A 8
  2. B 7
  3. C 9
  4. D 4
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(C) 9

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Círculo 1: \(x^2+y^2=9 \implies C_1=(0,0), R_1=3\) Círculo 2: \(x^2+y^2-8 x-6 y+n^2=0 \implies C_2=(4,3), R_2=\sqrt{4^2+3^2-n^2}=\sqrt{25-n^2}\) Para que \(R_2\) sea real y no degenerado, \(25-n^2 > 0 \implies n^2 Distancia entre centros:…