Question

How do you draw 2 circles with 3 common tangents?

Answer 1

something like that

Answer 2

Do you know what a tangent of a circle means?

Answer 3

kind of

Answer 4

Explain your version....

Answer 5

a line in the plane of a circle that intersects the circle in exactly one point

Answer 6

Yes. It is a line that touches the circle at a single point. It is also a line that is "perpendicular" to the line connecting that single point to the center of the circle.

Answer 7

2 Circles can have 3 common tangents. They don't have to look the way previously drawn (meaning, the circles don't have to be attached). For example, the following works too:

Answer 8

The drawings are not perfect because the draw tool is not easily adaptable. But, you should get the point.