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Through the vertex of the parabola `y^(2)=4ax`, chords OA and OB are drawn at right angles to each other . For all positions of the point A, the chord AB meets the axis of the parabola at a fixed point . Coordinates of the fixed point are :

A

(a,0)

B

(-a,0)

C

(4a,0)

D

(-4a,0)

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