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The straight line joining any point P on the parabola`y^2=4ax` to the vertex and perpendicular from the focus to the tangent at P,intersect at R, then the equation of the locus of R is

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`x^(2)+2y^(2)-ax=0`

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`2x^(2)+y^(2)-2ax=0`

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`2x^(2)+2y^(2)-ay=0`

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`2x^(2)+y^(2)-2ay=0`

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