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If `(a , b)` is the midpoint of a chord passing through the vertex of the parabola `y^2=4x ,` then
(a)`a=2b` (b) `a^2=2b` (c)`a^2=2b` (d) `2a=b^2`

A

a=2b

B

2a=b

C

`a^2=2b`

D

`2a=b^2`

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