Circle And System Of Circles Question 289

Question: If d is the distance between the centres of two circles, $ r_1,r_2 $ are their radii and $ d=r_1+r_2 $ , then

[MP PET 1986]

Options:

A) The circles touch each other externally

B) The circles touch each other internally

C) The circles cut each other

D) The circles are disjoint

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Clearly, circles touch each other externally.