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A variable chord of the circle `x^2 + y^2 - 2 ax = 0` is drawn through the origin. Then the locus of the centre of the circle drawn on this chord as diameter is:

A

`x^2+y^2-ay=0`

B

`x^2+y^2+ay=0`

C

`x^2+y^2+ax=0`

D

`x^2+y^2-ax=0`

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D
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