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Worksheet: Construct the external tangent lines common to two circles.
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1. Construct one of the two possible external tangent lines common to the two circles below
(To find the centers of the circles see Finding the center of a circle).
2. When constructing both tangents, how many steps can be combined? What is the smallest number of arcs and lines needed?