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A stick of length 10 units rests against the floor and a wall of a room. If the stick begins to slide ontfloor then the locus of its middle point is:

A

`x^2 + y^2 = 2.5`

B

`x^2 + y^2 = 25`

C

`x^2 + y^2 = 100`

D

none

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