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Sum of the sqaures of the distances from a point to ` ( c, 0 ) and ( - c , 0) ` is ` 4 c ^ 2 ` . Its locus is

A

` x ^ 2 + y ^ 2 + c ^ 2 = 0 `

B

` x ^ 2 + y ^ 2 = 4c ^ 2 `

C

` x ^ 2 + y ^ 2 = c ^ 2 `

D

` x ^ 2 - y ^ 2 = c ^ 2 `

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