The number of common tangents to the circles x^ 2 +y^ 2 -x=0 and x^ 2 +y^ 2 +x=0 are

MHT CET 2024 Mathematics question

The number of common tangents to the circles and are

Answer: (C)

Circle 1: has centre and radius . Circle 2: has centre and radius . The distance between centres is , so the circles touch

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