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प्रश्न
How many tangents can a circle have?
उत्तर १
A circle can have infinite tangents.
As there are infinite number of points on the circle a circle has many (infinite) tangents.
उत्तर २
Tangent: A line intersecting a circle at one point is called a tangent.
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