When are the tangents drawn from the origin to the circle $x^2 + 2px + y^2 - 2qy + q^2 = 0$ perpendicular to each other?

  • A
    $p^2 + q^2 = 1$
  • B
    $p^2 - q^2 = 1$
  • C
    $p^2 - q^2 = 0$
  • D
    None of these

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