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The locus of the mid-point of the chords of the parabola `x^(2)=4py` having slope m, is a

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line parallel to x-axis at a distance |2pm| from it .

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line parallel to y-axis at a distance |2pm| from it.

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line parallel to `y=mx, mne 0` at a distance |2pm| from it .

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circle with centre at the origin and radius |2pm|.

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