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If a chord of the circle `x^(2)+y^(2)=8` makes equal intercepts of length a on the coordinate axes then

A

`|a| lt 8`

B

`|a| lt 4sqrt(2)`

C

`|a| lt 4`

D

`|a| gt 4`

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