Question

The number of common tangents, to the circles x² + y² – 18x – 15y + 131 = 0 and x² + y² – 6x – 6y – 7 = 0, is

(1) 3 

(2) 2 

(3) 1 

(4) 4

Answer 1

Correct option is (1) 3

Number of common tangents = 3