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Distances from the origin to the centres of the three circles
x
2
+
y
2
−
2
λ
x
=
c
2
x^2 + y^2 - 2\lambda x = c^2
x
2
+
y
2
−
2
λ
x
=
c
2
, where
c
c
c
is a constant and
λ
\lambda
λ
is available, are in GP. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from any point on the circle
x
2
+
y
2
=
c
2
x^2 + y^2 = c^2
x
2
+
y
2
=
c
2
to the three circles are also in GP.
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