Explain, in not more than two sentences, why no tangent can be drawn from a point…

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Circles · Circles

Problem

Explain, in not more than two sentences, why no tangent can be drawn from a point inside a circle, whereas exactly two tangents can be drawn from a point outside the circle.

Related theory

Circles
Tangent to a Circle
Tangent length properties
Number of tangents from a point

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