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A tangent to the circle `x^2 + y^2 = 1` through the point (0, 5) cuts the centre `x^2 + y^2 = 4` at P and Q. The tangents to the circle `x^2 + y^2 = 4` at P and Q meet at R. Then the co-ordinates of R are :

A

`(-8/5 sqrt6,-4/5)`

B

`(8/5sqrt6, 4/5)`

C

`(8,5 sqrt6, -4/5)`

D

None of these

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