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In the figure, ray PT touches the circle at point T and line PAB is secent intersecting the circle at points A and B, then

A

`PT=PAxxPB`

B

`PT^(2)=sqrt(PAxxAB)`

C

`PT^(2)=PAxxPB`

D

`PT^(2)=PA^(2)xxPB^(2)`

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