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A rod of length 12 cm moves with its ends always touching the coordinate axes. Determine the equation of the locus of a point P on the rod, which is 3 cm from the end in contact with the xaxis.

A

`2/3`

B

`sqrt2/3`

C

`(2sqrt2)/3`

D

`(2sqrt3)/2`

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