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If p and q are respectively the perpendiculars from the origin upon the striaght lines, whose equations are ` x sec theta + y cosec theta =a and x cos theta -y sin theta a = cos 2 theta , then 4p^(2) + q^(2)` is equal to

A

`5a^(2)`

B

`4a^(2)`

C

`3a^(2)`

D

`a^(2)`

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