Two tangents drawn from the origin to the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0$ will be perpendicular to each other, if

  • A

    ${g^2} + {f^2} = 2c$

  • B

    $g = f = {c^2}$

  • C

    $g + f = c$

  • D

    None of these

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