In this case, there is only one circle tangent to both the line and the circle.
The circle closes to a point at the point of tangency of the line and the circle.
This picture shows the locus of the centers of the tangent circles.
Click here to see an animation of the centers of the tangent circles as the point p moves along the line.
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