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If any tangent to the ellipse `x^2/a^2+y^2/b^2=1` cuts off intercepts of length h and k on the axes, then `a^2/h^2+b^2/k^2=` (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) -1 (D) Non of these

A

-1

B

0

C

1

D

None of these

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