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The number of common tangent to the circle \(x^2+y^2=9\) and \(x^2+y^2-6 x-8 y+21=0\)

  1. A 0
  2. B 1
  3. C 3
  4. D 4
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(C) 3

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If equation of circle is \(x^2+y^2+2 g x+2 f y+c=0\) Then, centre \(\equiv(-g,-f)\) \(\text { radius }=\sqrt{g^2+f^2-c}\) \(\Rightarrow\) Centre of first circle \(\equiv(0,0)\) radius of first circle \(\equiv 3\) \(\Rightarrow\) Centre of second circle \(\equiv(3,4)\) radius of…