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If p and q are the perpendicular distances from the origin to the straight lines `x sec theta - y cosec theta = a and x cos theta + y sin theta = a cos 2 theta`, then

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`4p^2 + q^2 = a^2`

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`p^2 + q^2 = a^2`

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`p^2 + 2q^2 = a^2`

D

`4p^2 + q^2 = 2a^2`

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