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How many common tangents can be drawn to two circles that do NOT intersect and lie completely apart from each other?

Class 10Number of Tangents from a PointGeometry
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Two non-intersecting circles lying apart have 4 common tangents: 2 direct and 2 transverse.
Answer: D) 4

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