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The points `(-a , -b) , ( a^(2) , ab) , (a , b) , ( 0 ,0) ,a ne 0 , b ne 0 ` are always

A

collinear

B

vertices of a parallelogram

C

vertices of a rectangle

D

lie on a circle

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