The number of feet of normals from the point (7, -4) to the circle x^2 + y^2 = 5 is

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The number of feet of normals from the point to the circle is

Answer: (B)

Every normal to a circle passes through its centre . Since , there is exactly one line through and , namely , and it is a normal. This

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