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COMEDK · Maths · 12. Circle

The number of common tangents to the circles \(x^{2}+y^{2}=4\) and \(x^{2}+y^{2}-6 x-8 y-24=0\) is,

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

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We have, Equation of circle is \(x^{2}+y^{2}=4\). Its centre is \(C_{1}(0,0)\) and radius \(\left(r_{1}\right)\) is 2 . Equation of another circle is \[ x^{2}+y^{2}-6 x-8 y-24=0 \] i.e. \((x-3)^{2}+(y-4)^{2}=\langle 7)^{2}\). Its centre is \(C 2(3,4)\) and radius…