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If p(1)andp(2) are respectively length o...

If `p_(1)andp_(2)` are respectively length of perpendiculars from
the origin to the straight lines `x"sec"theta+y"cosec"theta=a``" "`and
`x "cos"theta-y"sin"theta=a"cos"2theta`, then `4p_(1)^(2)+p_(2)^(2)` is equal to

A

1

B

`a^(2)`

C

`1/(a^(2))`

D

a

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