2015 AMC 12A Problem 11


On a sheet of paper, Isabella draws a circle of radius 22 , a circle of radius 33 , and all possible lines simultaneously tangent to both circles. Isabella notices that she has drawn exactly k0k \ge 0 lines. How many different values of kk are possible?

(A) 2(B) 3(C) 4(D) 5(E) 6\textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 4 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 6


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