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The line `y=mx+c` is a normal to the ellipse `(x^2)/(a^2)+(y^2)/(b^2)=1,` if `c`

A

`(a^2-b^2)^2/(a^2m^2+b^2)`

B

`(a^2-b^2)^2/(a^2m^2)`

C

`((a^2-b^2)^2m^2)/(a^2+b^2m^2)`

D

`((a^2-b^2)^2 m^2)/(a^2m^2 +b^2)`

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