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The distance between the chords of contact of tangents to the circle `x^2+y^2+2gx +2fy+c=0` from the origin & the point (g,f) is

A

`g^(2) + f^(2) -c`

B

`sqrt(g^(2) + f^(2) -c)`

C

`(g^(2) + f^(2) - c)/(sqrt(g^(2)+f^(2)))`

D

`(1|g^(2)+f^(2)-c|)/(2sqrt(g^(2)+f^(2)))`

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