The chord of the contact of tangents drawn from a point on the circle x2 + y2 = a2 to the circle x2 + y2 = b2 touches the circle x2 + y2 = c2 such that bp = am cn, where m, n, p, ϵ N, and m, n, p are prime to each other, then the value of 2m + n + 2p – 3 is:

The chord of the contact of tangents drawn from a point on the circle

1.	The chord of the contact of tangents drawn from a point on the circle x2 + y2 = a2 to the circle x2 + y2 = b2 touches the circle x2 + y2 = c2 such that bp = am cn, where m, n, p, ϵ N, and m, n, p are prime to each other, then the value of 2m + n + 2p – 3 is:
A.	6
B.	5
C.	2
D.	4
Answer» E.