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The chord of contact of the pair of tangents drawn from each point on the line `2 x+y=4` to the circle `x^(2)+y^(2)=1` passes through the point

A

(2,4)

B

`(-(1)/(2),-(1)/(4))`

C

`((1)/(2),(1)/(4))`

D

`(-2,-4)`

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