SOLUTION: Show that the locus of the poles of tangents to the circle {{{x^2+y^2=a^2}}} with respect to the circle {{{(x+a)^2+y^2=2a^2}}} is {{{y^2+4ax=0}}}

Question 1016117: Show that the locus of the poles of tangents to the circle with respect to the circle is
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Very interesting, but much higher than the school math.

Not for this site.

Beside of it, the words 

 ". . . the poles of tangents to the circle . . .  with respect to the circle . . . " require additional explanations.

Not all of us are familiar with this terminology.

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