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The tangent to a circle at P and Q intersect at T. AB is a diameter parallel to PQ. The lines joining P and Q with one A and B intersect the diameter perpendicular to AB at R and S. Then RTST is

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Let us take the circle x2+y2=r2Let P be (x1,y1) and Q be (x2,y2)Equation at tangent at Pxx1+yy1=r2at Qxx2+yy2=r2For point at intersectionxr2y1+r2y2=yr2x2+r2x1=1x1y2x2y1T(x,y)=(r2(y2y1)x1y2x2y1,r2(x1x2)x1y2x2y1)

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