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Two perpendicular tangents to the circle `x^(2) + y^(2) = a^(2)` meet at P. Then the locus of P has the equation

A

`x^(2) + y^(2) = 2a^(2)`

B

`x^(2) + y^(2) = 3a^(2)`

C

`x^(2) = y^(2) = 4a^(2)`

D

None of these

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