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A line meets the co-ordinate axes in A and B. A circle is circumscribed about the triangle OAB. If `d_1` and `d_2` are the distance of the tangent to the circle at the origin O from the points A and B, respectively, then the diameter of the circle is

A

`(2d_1+d_2)/2`

B

`(d_1+2d_2)/2`

C

`d_1+d_2`

D

`(d_1d_2)/(d_1+d_2)`

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