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The line x+2y+a=0 intersects the circle x2+y2−4=0 at two distinct points A and B. Another line 12x−6y−41=0 intersects the circle x2+y2−4x−2y+1=0 at two distinct points C and D. If the four points A,B,C, and D are concyclic then the value of a is

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The given circles are
C1: x2+y2−4=0L1:x+2y+a=0
C2: x2+y2−4x−2y+1=0L2:12x−6y−41=0


If A,B,C, and D are concyclic, then
PA.PB=PC.PD or
PT2=PT′ 2
∴ Point P will lie on the radical axis of both the circles C1 and C2,
Hence the equation of radical axis is 4x+2y−5=0
Now, the lines
4x+2y−5=0
x+2y+a=0 and
12x−6y−41=0 are concurrent,Therefore,
∣∣ ∣∣42−512a12−6−41∣∣ ∣∣=0
∴a=2

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