The chords of contact of the pair of tangents drawn from each point on the line 2x+y=4 to the circle x2+y2=1 pass through the point .......
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(12,14) Let (h,k) be any point on the given line ∴2h+k=4 and C.C. is hx+ky=1 or hx+(4−2h)y=1∵k=4−2h or (4y−1)+h(x+2y)=0 It is of the form P+λQ=0. It passes through the intersection of P=0 and Q=0 or (12,14).