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The locus of the feet of the perpendicular drawn from the point (a,0) on tangent to the circle `x^(2)+y^(2)=a^(2)" is"`

A

`(x^(2)+y^(2)+ax)^(2)=a^(2)[y^(2)+(x-a)^(2)]`

B

`(x^(2)+y^(2)-ax)^(2)=a^(2)[y^2+(x-a)^(2)]`

C

`a^(2)(x+y)^(2)-(ax)^(2)=a^(2)[(x-y)^(2)+a^(2)]`

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