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Let O be the vertex and Q be any point on the parabola,`x^2=""8y` . It the point P divides the line segment OQ internally in the ratio 1 : 3, then the locus of P is :

A

`x^2=y`

B

`y^2=x`

C

`y^2=2x`

D

`x^2=2y`

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