SOLUTION: two equal circles in the same plane cannot have the following number of common tangent lines . a.1 b.2 c.3 d.4 e. all ghe above are possible values for the number of commo

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Question 1055759: two equal circles in the same plane cannot have the following number of common tangent lines .
a.1 b.2 c.3 d.4 e. all ghe above are possible values for the number of common tangents
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Answer by ikleyn(52786)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The answer depends on location of their centers.


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