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The lengths of the tangents drawn from any point on the circle
15x²+15y²-48x+64y=0
to the circles
5x²+5y²-24x+32y+75=0 and 5x²+5y²-48x+64y+300=0
are in the ratio of
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Length of tangent from a point depends on power of point.
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\(1:2\)
\(2:3\)
\(3:4\)
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