Pair of tangents are drawn from every point on the line $3x + 4y = 12$ on the circle $x^2 + y^2 = 4$. Their variable chord of contact always passes through a fixed point whose co-ordinates are

  • A

    $\left( {\frac{4}{3}\,,\,\frac{3}{4}} \right)$

  • B

    $\left( {\frac{3}{4}\,,\,\frac{3}{4}} \right)$

  • C

    $(1, 1)$

  • D

    $\left( {1\,,\,\frac{4}{3}} \right)$

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