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... touches each circle in exactly one point on each circle.
given any two circles where none is entirely inside or inside and tangent to the other, there are at most four straight lines that are tangent to both circles.
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How do you make transverse common tangent to two circles?
You join the centres of the two circles. Divide this line in the ratio of the two radii. Draw the tangent from this point to either circle and extend it to touch the other circle.
What is one relationship between lines and circles?
A straight line touches the circumference of a circle only at one point and it is a tangent line
Does a tangent circle pass through the center of the circle?
If the tangent circles are outside of one another, then neither passes through the center of the other. If one circle is within the other, then the inner tangent circle might contain the center point of the larger circle. There will be infinitely many inner tangent circles that do not.
Can a chord be contained in a tangent?
No, because a tangent is the line lying on the same plane or it means there are not in the same line.
What is tangent to the x axis?
Well, since a tangent line touches a line in one spot, the Y axis could be considered tangent to the X axis.
Are tangent circles two circles that are tangent to the same line at the same point?
Yes.
Can a line be tangent to one circle and a secant to the other in concentric circles?
Yes, it can as long as it is not the tangent line of the outermost circle. If it is tangent to any of the inner circles it will always cross the outer circles at two points--so it is their secant line--whereas the tangent of the outermost circle is secant to no circle because there are no more circles beyond that last one.
How do you make transverse common tangent to two circles?
You join the centres of the two circles. Divide this line in the ratio of the two radii. Draw the tangent from this point to either circle and extend it to touch the other circle.
Can two circles be tangent at the same point?
If the two circles are tangent to each other,then it must be at the same point.
The definition of external tanget?
An external tangent is a line that is tangent to both circles but does not pass between them.
A tangent circle passes always through the center of the circle?
A line joining the centres of two tangent circles also passes through the point of tangency.
What are two coplanar circles that intersect at exactly one point?
Tangent circles.
Definition of tangent in a circle?
A tangent to a circle is a line from a point outside the circles which touches the circle at a single point.
What is a tangent intersecting the segment joining the centers of the two circles?
They are the common tangents to the circles.
What is a common tangent?
A common tangent is a line which is tangent to two (or more) curves.
Define common internal tangent of 2 circles?
it intersects the segment joining the centers of two circles
How many circles can be tangent to each of two intersecting lines?
Infinte
