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Tangents are drawn from the point (17, 7) to the circle `x^(2)+y^(2)=169`.
STATEMENT-1 : The tangents are mutually perpendicular.
because
STATEMENT-2 : The locus of the points from which mutually perpendicular tangents can be drawn to the given circle is `x^(2)+y^(2)=338`.

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