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Draw two circles of different radii. How many points these circles can have in common? What is the maximum number of common points ?

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Let there be two circles of different radii with centers A and C.

There can be four cases with two circles of different radii :

(i) No point of intersection when circles are away from each other.

Draw two circles of different radii. How many points these circles can have in common? What is the maximum number of common points ?  Circle, Concise Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 9.

(ii) One point of intersection when circles touch each other.

Draw two circles of different radii. How many points these circles can have in common? What is the maximum number of common points ?  Circle, Concise Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 9.

(iii) Two points of intersection when circles intersect each other.

Draw two circles of different radii. How many points these circles can have in common? What is the maximum number of common points ?  Circle, Concise Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 9.

(iv) Infinite, when one circle is completely inside the other and centers are concurrent.

Draw two circles of different radii. How many points these circles can have in common? What is the maximum number of common points ?  Circle, Concise Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 9.

Hence, maximum number of common points are infinite.

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