The Distance Between The Chords Of Contact Of The Tangent To The Circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 From The Origin And The Point (g, f) Is

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Question

The distance between the chords of contact of the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 from the origin and the point (gf) is

Solution

Correct option is

Equations of the chords of contact of the tangents from origin (0, 0) and the point (g,  f) on the given circle are

  

or gx + fy + c = 0;                                                        ... (i)

           

Obviously, (i) and (ii) are parallel.    

                                                                           

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