How many tangents can a circle have?
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How many tangents can a circle have?
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17/06/2021 12:11 pm
There can beΒ infiniteΒ tangents to a circle. A circle is made up of infinite points which are at an equal distance from a point. Since there are infinite points on the circumference of a circle, infinite tangents can be drawn from them.
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