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Published on: August 14, 2026
Let 
and 
be two external points of the circle . Let the chord of contact of the point
with respect to the circle 
pass through 
. If 
and 
are the lengths of the tangents drawn from 
and 
to the circle 
, then 
A
B
C
D
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Given circle 
with two external points 
and 
.
Let point be
and point 
be .
Equation of chord of contacts of tangent from is
.
It is also passes through 
.
Then, 
...........(i)
Now, 
...........(ii)
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