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The locus of the midpoint of the segment joining the focus to a moving point on the parabola `y^2=4a x` is another parabola with directrix `y=0` (b) `x=-a` `x=0` (d) none of these

A

`x=- (a)/(2)`

B

`x=(a)/(2)`

C

`x=0`

D

`x=a`

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