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The lengths of the tangent drawn from any point on the circle 15x2+15y2−48x+64y=0 to the two circles 5x2+5y2−24x+32y+75=0,5x2+5y2−48x+64y+300=0 are in the ratio of

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1:2
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2:3
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3:4
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4:5
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Solution

The correct option is A 1:2
Take (0,0) a point on 15x2+15y248x+64y=0 circle

so, length of tangent from (0,0) to 5x2+5y224x+32y+75=0 is

L1=s1=15

and length of tangent from (0,0) to 5x2+5y248x+64y+300=0

L2=3005=60

so, L1:L2=15:60

=1:2

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