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Two rods of lengths `a` and `b` slide along the `x`-axis and `y`-axis respectively in such a manner that their ends are concyclic. The locus of the centre of the circle passing through the end points is:

A

circle

B

parabola

C

ellipse

D

hyperbola

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C
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