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How to construct a circle tangent to a given circle at the near side, from a center outside that circle?
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| Start with the given circle, and determine the center of the tangent circle (outside the given circle).
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| Draw the connecting line between the center of circle 1 and the given point (the center of the tangent circle to be constructed).
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| Construct a circle centered at the given point (1), passing through the intersection of line 2 and circle 1.
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| Circle 3 is the circle to be constructed. It has the given point as its center and is tangent to the given circle at the near side.
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