Match the information given in the three columns of the following table

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Problem

Match the information given in the three columns of the following table. Columns 1, 2 and 3 contain conics, equations of tangents to the conics and points of contact, respectively.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
(I) $x^2 + y^2 = a^2$	(i) $my = m^2x + a$	(P) $\left( \frac{a}{m^2}, \frac{2a}{m} \right)$
(II) $x^2 + a^2y^2 = a^2$	(ii) $y = mx + a\sqrt{m^2 + 1}$	(Q) $\left( \frac{-ma}{\sqrt{m^2 + 1}}, \frac{a}{\sqrt{m^2 + 1}} \right)$
(III) $y^2 = 4ax$	(iii) $y = mx + \sqrt{a^2m^2 - 1}$	(R) $\left( \frac{-a^2m}{\sqrt{a^2m^2 + 1}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{a^2m^2 + 1}} \right)$
(IV) $x^2 - a^2y^2 = a^2$	(iv) $y = mx + \sqrt{a^2m^2 + 1}$	(S) $\left( \frac{-a^2m}{\sqrt{a^2m^2 - 1}}, \frac{-1}{\sqrt{a^2m^2 - 1}} \right)$

For

a = \sqrt{2}

, a tangent is drawn to a suitable conic (Column 1) at the point of contact

(-1, 1)

. Which option is the only correct combination for obtaining its equation? (1) (III) (i) (P) (2) (I) (i) (P) (3) (II) (ii) (Q) (4) (I) (ii) (Q)

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