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How many tangents can a circle have?
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Answer
Tengent: A line intersecting circle in one point is called a tangent.
As there are infinite number of point on the circle a circle has many(infinite) tangents.
As there are infinite number of point on the circle a circle has many(infinite) tangents.
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