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The tangents at the points `(at_(1)^(2),2at_(1)) , (at_(2)^(2),2at_(2))` on the parabola `y^(2)=4ax` are al right angles if

A

`t_(1)=t_(2)`

B

`t_(1)=-t_(2)`

C

`t_(1)t_(2)=2`

D

`t_(1)t_(2)=-1 `

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