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The tangent at a point P on the parabola `y^(2)=8x` meets the directrix of the parabola at Q such that distance of Q from the axis of the parabola is 3. Then the coordinates of P cannot be

A

`(2,4)`

B

`(8,8)`

C

`(1//2,2)`

D

`(8-8)`

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