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Two circles with radii 12 cm and 4 cm have their centers 20 cm apart. How many common tangents can be drawn between them, and what type(s) of tangents are they?
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- 10 tangents: larger contains smaller
- 22 tangents: only direct tangents
- 33 tangents: 2 direct and 1 transverse
- 44 tangents: 2 direct and 2 transverse✓
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4 tangents: 2 direct and 2 transverse
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