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The locus of feet of perpendiculars drawn from origin to the straight line passing through (2,1) is

A

`x^(2)+y^(2)-5y=0`

B

`x^(2)+y^(2)-2x-y=0`

C

`2x+y-5=0`

D

`(x-2)(y-1)=`

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