How many different tangents can be drawn on a circle?

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{"content":[{"content":[{"marks":[{"type":"bold"}],"text":"Step 1 (Definition of a Tangent):","type":"text"},{"text":" A tangent to a circle is a straight line that touches the circle at exactly one point.","type":"text"}],"type":"paragraph"},{"content":[{"marks":[{"type":"bold"}],"text":"Step 2 (Number of Points on a Circle):","type":"text"},{"text":" A circle is a continuous closed curve containing infinitely many distinct points along its perimeter.","type":"text"}],"type":"paragraph"},{"content":[{"text":"Step 3 (Tangent at Each Point):","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"bold"}]},{"text":" At every single point on the circumference of a circle, exactly one unique tangent line can be drawn. Since there are infinitely many points, there are infinitely many different tangents that can be drawn on a circle.","type":"text"}],"type":"paragraph"},{"content":[{"marks":[{"type":"bold"}],"text":"Step 4 (Conclusion):","type":"text"},{"text":" The total number of tangents is ","type":"text"},{"marks":[{"type":"bold"}],"text":"infinity","type":"text"},{"text":".","type":"text"}],"type":"paragraph"}],"type":"doc"}

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