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The locus of the foot of the perpendicular from the foci an any tangent to the ellipse `x^(2)/a^(2) + y^(2)/b^(2) = 1`, is

A

`x^2+y^2=a^2+b^2`

B

`x^2+y^2=a^2`

C

`x^2+y^2=b^2`

D

`x^2+y^2 =2a^2`

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