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+package org.openrndr.extra.shapes.primitives
+
+import org.openrndr.math.Polar
+import org.openrndr.math.Vector2
+import org.openrndr.math.asDegrees
+import org.openrndr.shape.Circle
+import org.openrndr.shape.Circle.Companion.INVALID
+import kotlin.math.acos
+import kotlin.math.sqrt
+
+/**
+ * Calculates the tangent lines between this circle and another circle.
+ *
+ * Depending on the value of [isInner], the method computes either the inner
+ * tangents or outer tangents between the two circles.
+ *
+ * @param other The other circle with which to calculate tangents.
+ * @param isInner If true, computes inner tangents where the tangents go
+ * through the region between the two circles. If false (default), computes
+ * outer tangents.
+ * @return A list of pairs of points where each pair represents a tangent line.
+ * Each pair contains one point on this circle and the corresponding point on the other circle.
+ * Returns an empty list if no valid tangent lines exist between the circles.
+ */
+fun Circle.tangents(other: Circle, isInner: Boolean = false): List<Pair<Vector2, Vector2>> {
+    if (this == INVALID || other == INVALID) {
+        return listOf()
+    }
+
+    val distSq = center.squaredDistanceTo(other.center)
+
+    if (isInner) {
+        if (sqrt(distSq) <= radius + other.radius) {
+            return listOf() // circles too close
+        }
+    } else {
+        val rDiff = radius - other.radius
+        if (distSq <= rDiff * rDiff) {
+            return listOf() // nested circles
+        }
+    }
+
+    val otherRadiusSigned = if (isInner) -other.radius else other.radius
+    val hyp = other.center - center // hypotenuse
+    val adj = radius - otherRadiusSigned // adjacent
+    val a = hyp * adj
+    val b = hyp.perpendicular() * sqrt(distSq - adj * adj)
+    val v1 = (a - b) / distSq
+    val v2 = (a + b) / distSq
+
+    return listOf(
+        Pair(center + v1 * radius, other.center + v1 * otherRadiusSigned),
+        Pair(center + v2 * radius, other.center + v2 * otherRadiusSigned)
+    )
+}
+
+/**
+ * Computes the tangent points from a given external point to a circle.
+ *
+ * If the circle is invalid (e.g., has an undefined radius or center),
+ * the function returns a pair of infinite vectors.
+ *
+ * @param point The external point from which tangents to the circle are calculated.
+ * @return A pair of [Vector2] representing the two points on the circle
+ * where the tangents from the given external point touch the circle.
+ */
+fun Circle.tangents(point: Vector2): Pair<Vector2, Vector2> {
+    if (this == INVALID) {
+        return Pair(Vector2.INFINITY, Vector2.INFINITY)
+    }
+    val v = Polar.fromVector(point - center)
+    val b = v.radius
+    val theta = (acos(radius / b)).asDegrees
+    val d1 = v.theta + theta
+    val d2 = v.theta - theta
+
+    val tp = center + Polar(d1, radius).cartesian
+    val tp2 = center + Polar(d2, radius).cartesian
+
+    return Pair(tp, tp2)
+}