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If the chord of contact of tangents from a point P(h, k) to the circle `x^(2)+y^(2)=a^(2)` touches the circle `x^(2)+(y-a)^(2)=a^(2)`, then locus of P is

A

`y^(2)=a^(2)-2ax`

B

`y^(2)=a^(2)+2ax`

C

`x^(2)=a^(2)+2ay`

D

`x^(2)=a^(2)-2ay`

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