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A pair of tangents are drawn from a point P to the circle x2+y2=1. If the tangents make an intercept of 2 units on the line x=1, then the locus of the point P is
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Options:
  • A y2=2x+1
  • B 2y2=-x+1
  • C y2=2x-1
  • D y2=-2x+1
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The correct answer is: y2=2x+1

Let P(h,k) be the point from which tangents are drawn.
So, combined equation of PA and PB is
xh+yk-12=x2+y2-1h2+k2-1 T2=SS1
Putting x=1, we get,

 h-12+2kyh-1=y2h2-1
h+1y2-2ky-h-1=0
where roots are y1 & y2 and y1-y2=2
2k2+4h+1h-1h+1=2
y2+x2-1=x2+2x+1
y2=2x+1

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