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Find the condition that the chord of contact of tangents from the point `(alpha, beta)` to the circle `x^2 + y^2 = a^2` should subtend a right angle at the centre. Hence find the locus of `(alpha, beta)`.

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`=>a^(2)-h^(2)+a^(2)-k^(2)=0orh^(2)+k^(2)=2a^(2)`
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