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If non-zero numbers a, b, c are in H.P., then the straight line `(x)/(a)+(y)/(b)+(1)/(c)=0` always passes through a fixed point. That point is

A

(-1, -2)

B

(-1, 2)

C

`(1, -(1)/(2))`

D

(1, -2)

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