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The line joining `A (b cos alpha b sin alpha )` and `B (a cos beta , a sin beta ) ` , where ` a ne b ` , is produced to the point M(x , y) so that AM : BM = b : a . Then `x "cos" (alpha+beta)/(2)+ y "sin" (alpha+beta)/(2)` is equal to _

A

0

B

1

C

`-1`

D

`a^(2) +b^(2)`

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