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Published on: August 14, 2026
If the point of intersection of the tangents drawn at the points where the line 
cuts the circle 
is 
, then 
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B
Given circle,
So, chord of contact of two tangents drawn from the point 
to the given circle is
As, this line coincides with 
On solving Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get 
and 
Hence, 
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