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A Tangent to a circle is a line which touches the circle at only one point.

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  • The tangent to x^2 + y^2= 9 , which is parallel to y-axis and does not lie in the third quadrant, touches the circle at the point :

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    an ellipse
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    a parabola
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    D
    None of these

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