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The tangent to the parabola `y=x^2` has been drawn so that the abscissa `x_0` of the point of tangency belongs to the interval [1,2]. Find `x_0` for which the triangle bounded by the tangent, the axis of ordinates, and the straight line `y=x0 2` has the greatest area.

A

0

B

1

C

2

D

3

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