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How many tangents can be drawn to a circle from a point on the same circle? Justify your answer.

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Only one tangent can be drawn to a circle from a point on the same circle.
The tangent must form a right angle with the radius and naturally one ray can form a right angle with the line segment given.

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Only one tangent can be drawn to a circle from a point on the same circle.

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