From a point P($\alpha$ ,$\beta$), two tangents PQ and PR are drawn to circle x$^2$+y$^2$=a$^2$=0.

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From a point P($\alpha$ ,$\beta$), two tangents PQ and PR are drawn to circle

x$^2$+y$^2$=a$^2$ Lets call this T

Find the equation of circumcircle of of triangle PQR. What I did was As follows Let the equation of circle be

x$^2$+y$^2$+2gx+2fy+c=0. Lets call this S

equation of line QR will be the radical axis of those two circles. Which is

x$\alpha$+y$\beta$-a$^2$=0

So we can conclude T-S=x$\alpha$+y$\beta$-a$^2$=0 Equation of radical axis

Which produces multiple solutions(equation of radical axis could be multiplied to any constant).

Like:

x$^2$+y$^2$-$\alpha$x-$\beta$y=0.

x$^2$+y$^2$+$\alpha$x+$\beta$y-a$^2$=0

This is where i am stuck.

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Note that

$$T = x^2+y^2 -a^2, \>\>\>\>\>S=\alpha x +\beta y -a^2$$

Then, the equation of circumcircle of of triangle PQR is $T-S=0$, i.e.

$$ x^2+y^2 -\alpha x -\beta y=0$$

where there is no ambiguity.