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Internal tangency

Internal tangency

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The circles x2+y2=25 and (x-3)2+y2=4 touch internally. Verify this, find the point of contact and find their common tangent there.

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Answer:\(d=3=5-2\); contact \((5,0)\); tangent \(x=5\).

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