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The length ofthe normal (terminated by the major axis) at a point of the ellipse `x^2/a^2+y^2/b^2=1` is

A

`(b)/(a)(r+r_1)`

B

`(b)/(a)|r-r_1|`

C

`(b)/(a)sqrt(r r_1)`

D

independent of `r, r_1`

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C
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