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If a chord of the parabola `y^(2)=4x` passes through its focus and makes an angle `theta` with the X-axis then its length is

A

`4 cos^(2) theta`

B

`4 sin^(2) theta`

C

`4cosec^(2) theta`

D

`sec^(2)theta`

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